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Vehicles torched as Philippi East residents demand toilets

Siyangena settlement without water and toilets after more than a year, raising flags about sanitation and safety

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News | 13 June 2019

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Aussie company show big profits from South African West Coast mine

Shareholders ask MRC to finance reward for information about murder of activist

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News | 13 June 2019

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Activists camp outside SAPS to demand more police in poor areas

Protest follows shooting of six officers and the death of mentally disabled man who had been in police custody

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News | 13 June 2019

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After three generations, Kliptown shack dwellers are still using communal toilets

“These toilets don’t reflect a democratic South Africa”

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News | 13 June 2019

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One third of domestic workers are still not registered for UIF

Employers cite problems with uFiling system

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News | 13 June 2019

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Mentally disabled Sipho Mpinda was arrested on Thursday. On Monday his family found out he was dead

Police are investigating his death

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News | 12 June 2019

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Durban shack dwellers dispute legality of repeated demolitions

Cato Manor occupiers say their homes were not unfinished nor left vacant, contradicting municipality’s claims

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News | 12 June 2019

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AIDS drug shortage in Limpopo, says TAC

Global shortage of essential antiretroviral lamivudine, reports Department of Health

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News | 12 June 2019

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Khayelitsha school plans to cut water bill by R50,000 a month

Design collective seeks to establish urban farms and sustainable infrastructure at township schools

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News | 12 June 2019