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Marikana informal settlement erupts in protests
Vehicles torched and shack dwellers tear-gassed as Philippi East residents demand services from the City of Cape Town
By Velani Ludidi and Tariro Washinyira
News | 24 June 2019
“It’s been five years now and not a single house is finished,” says East London resident
Some residents have moved into incomplete houses after the site was abandoned by contractors in 2015
News | 24 June 2019
Judge says roadside May family are “authors of their own fate”
Courts make inhumane decisions based on legal facts and are not in touch with our people on the ground, says farm workers’ rights organiser
News | 21 June 2019
Mother can’t afford to bury her son, found dead days after police arrested him
“There is no evidence that his death was due to police action” says IPID
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 June 2019
Prisoner denied access to laptop for studies takes authorities to court
Correctional services say his computer is a security risk
By Zoë Postman
News | 20 June 2019
Students march to NSFAS offices with list of complaints
But administrator says the student fee scheme is working much better now
News | 19 June 2019
Alexandra residents protest in Sandton over state of township
“We want to burn our tyres here so that these streets can look like the streets of Alexandra”
By Zoë Postman
News | 19 June 2019
The Cape’s plants are dying out – and local authorities need citizens’ help
Study shows 40 species have gone extinct since 1900
By Sarah Wild
News | 19 June 2019
Reappointed for a third term: Learners tell Motshekga to get it right this time
Equal Education stages mock swearing-in ceremony in Pretoria for Minister of Basic Education
News | 19 June 2019