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Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children

Parents say their children are subjected to poor learning conditions at Solomon Mahlangu Primary School

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News | 20 February 2025

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Parliament urged to pass law on detention of immigrants

Bill hailed as “progressive” by COSATU, but other organisations say it doesn’t go far enough

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News | 20 February 2025

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Gugulethu housing project delayed by extortion rackets

Over 570 houses “on hold” in Cape Town

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News | 20 February 2025

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Budget postponement is a “blessing in disguise” says COSATU

Hundreds marched in Cape Town ahead of budget announcement

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News | 19 February 2025

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Can the SRD grant court order be implemented? Activists say yes

The Department of Social Development is to appeal the recent ruling. But #PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice say it should and can be implemented

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News | 19 February 2025

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Chaotic switch to Black Card: What Postbank says it’s doing to fix the problems

More than 2-million people still need to switch

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News | 18 February 2025

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SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe

Department of Justice says a decision is “expected” by month-end

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News | 18 February 2025

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Teenager hitchhiking to the nearest clinic delivers her stillborn baby on the roadside

Villagers in the Eastern Cape town where Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was born often wait six hours for an ambulance

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News | 18 February 2025

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HIV patients go weeks without medicines after US aid cut

Legal challenges have restored funding but damage has been done

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News | 18 February 2025