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After 25 years of waiting for government, Ncwadi erupts in protests

“Now that we are doing what other communities are doing, police shoot at us. Protesting is the last option but we had no choice.”

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News | 30 July 2019

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Masiphumelele fire leaves over 1,000 homeless

One person killed, but body burnt so badly that their sex cannot be determined

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News | 29 July 2019

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Ten families living in the open after 35 households evicted in Nigel

Elderly widow evicted from her home of 35 years

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News | 29 July 2019

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Activists highlight how state capture affects everyday life

Collapse of Metrorail and policing is hurting poor people

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News | 28 July 2019

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Auditor-General scathing about Gauteng’s management of Alexandra project

Testimony given on last day of final sitting of SAHRC inquiry

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News | 27 July 2019

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Low turnout to Metrorail protests

“Passengers are accosted by criminals on the trains. Our employees are being threatened at gunpoint and assaulted. We can’t continue under these conditions.”

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News | 26 July 2019

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How the Barn is helping Khayelitsha’s entrepreneurs

Non-profit technology hub offers office space for people to run their businesses

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News | 26 July 2019

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Residents of apartheid-era shack town still have no electricity or toilets

“Government has chosen to forget us”

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News | 26 July 2019

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Social Development Department didn’t know it had offices in Alexandra

Tale of confusion revealed at HRC inquiry

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News | 25 July 2019