Brief

UNISA students protest against NSFAS exclusions

Protesters claim that some returning students who achieved more than 50% pass marks have not had their funding renewed

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Brief | 28 January 2020

Greenmarket Square refugees reject City of Cape Town’s offer of reintegration

Cape High Court expected to rule tomorrow on whether City can enforce by-laws

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Brief | 27 January 2020

Traders and shopowners face off over sewage spill

Motorists are splashing sewage onto my meat, says Cape Town trader

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Brief | 27 January 2020

“I’m still shaking with fear” says Newcastle shop owner - STORY RETRACTED

Dozens of immigrant-owned stores in Osizweni and Madadeni were ransacked and vandalised on Thursday

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Protest shuts down overcrowded school

Parents demand temporary classrooms to accommodate learners who were sent home

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Train commuters protest after being told to move to second-class carriage

Metrorail apologises for ticket conductor’s behaviour

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Township schools run sports events in the street

MEC tells schools to apply for Lottery funding

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Fifteen-year wait for KwaNobuhle bridge finally over

Construction underway on a new bridge where dozens of learners cross river daily

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Brief | 24 January 2020

R1 billion to be spent on Cape Town’s broken Central Line, promises PRASA

But line still won’t be fully open until 2021

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Brief | 23 January 2020

Security guards on strike in Mpumalanga after province fails to pay

Workers won’t be paid until April, says union

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Brief | 23 January 2020

Eastern Cape hall named after Mandela is derelict

Blue Crane Route Municipality admits it’s at fault

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Brief | 23 January 2020

Member of Parliament calls for Lottery board to be fired

NLC investigating itself is like “turkeys voting for Christmas”, says MP in letter to minister Patel

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Brief | 23 January 2020

Makana Municipality to appeal against judgment

Mayor says the municipality has improved and wants judgment dissolving it overturned

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Brief | 22 January 2020

Immigrant shop owner under police protection after looting

Spate of xenophobic violence follows murder of policeman

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Brief | 22 January 2020

Children use electricity pylon as jungle gym

Residents of PE township where four children died after playing on rubbish dump call for recreational facilities

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Brief | 22 January 2020

Muncipality breaks its promise to fix taxi rank toilets

After six months, streams of urine still flow from broken toilets

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Brief | 22 January 2020