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Day Zero in water stricken Mandela Bay

“We are in big trouble” says resident as dam levels for the metro fall below 19%

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News | 7 September 2020

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IT crash blamed for leaving children hungry

Department of Justice says its working to resolve 129 outstanding payments

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News | 7 September 2020

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How Western Cape will check for a future Covid-19 surge

Large survey of pregnant women and people with HIV suggests a lot of Capetonians have already been infected

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News | 4 September 2020

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“I don’t want my daughters to end up like me” says sugarcane worker

Nobuhle Mkhize with her five daughters and six grandchildren face the poverty trap

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News | 4 September 2020

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Patel hands evidence in lottery probe over to police

Forensic investigators appointed by minister have completed their first report

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News | 2 September 2020

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These learners are not getting school meals because transport to school costs too much

School in Limpopo says at least 40 of its learners need scholar transport to collect meals

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News | 2 September 2020

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Township parents build their own speed bumps to slow traffic

Fears for children’s safety after hit and run accident

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News | 2 September 2020

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Plato accused of recruiting whites to help against “land invaders”

Mayor’s message mainly aimed at middle-class residents, say veteran social activists

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News | 1 September 2020

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Villagers have to carry their dead over a “dangerous” river

Children stay away from school when rains fill the river

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News | 1 September 2020

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Victory for housing activists in landmark Tafelberg case

Court rescinds sale of land, orders City of Cape Town and Western Cape government to create new housing policy

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News | 31 August 2020

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Environmental group slams “flawed” approval for Masiphumelele upgrade

NEAG alleges conflict of interests by key player

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News | 31 August 2020

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Families face eviction from one of Gauteng’s iconic buildings

“I can’t believe that l am losing my home again” says 60-year-old woman

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News | 31 August 2020

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PE’s ward committee members protest against muncipality

They demanded backpay, skills development training and personal protective equipment

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News | 28 August 2020

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Alexandra gogo feeds families that “fell through the cracks” during lockdown

Sylvia Mvumvu makes food packages at her home

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News | 28 August 2020

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1,500 homes were promised. Four years later not a single one has been built

Jeffreys Bay housing project moves at a snail’s pace but government promises construction will begin in October

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News | 28 August 2020

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Masiphumelele upgrade plan approved but Noordhoek group’s appeal still pending

Provincial government says it is “critical” for the informal settlement to be upgraded as living conditions are “undesirable and unacceptable”

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News | 28 August 2020