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Cape Town’s strained transport service for disabled people

City confirms that Dial-a-Ride is “oversubscribed”

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News | 17 January 2019

Unemployed, poor and desperate: the perfect prey for con-artists

“I was lucky to get work after paying before, but this time my money is gone for mahala”

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News | 17 January 2019

Kumba Iron Ore demolishes Dingleton hostel

Residents losing long battle to stay in abandoned town

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News | 16 January 2019

Learners have to stand during lessons

Pietermaritzburg school needs 25 more classrooms, says principal

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News | 16 January 2019

TVET students block off campus

Students in Pietermaritzburg protest at closure of hostels

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News | 15 January 2019

Showdown with Herman Mashaba looms over housing court order

Municipality has missed deadline to find accommodation for Hillbrow residents, but Johannesburg official says backlog is the fault of past administrations

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News | 15 January 2019

Families still without electricity, four years after fire

No electricity can be installed in wetlands, says City of Cape Town

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News | 15 January 2019

SGB shuts down school after dispute with principal

Learners want the school reopened

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News | 14 January 2019

Sign language included as a subject for matric exam

Victory for deaf learners, says Dominican School for the Deaf

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News | 14 January 2019

“No-fee” schools turn away children who can’t pay

One mother told to pay for her child’s chair

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News | 14 January 2019

From struggling in grade 10 to school’s top student in matric

Masiphumelele High School teen will begin studying mechanical engineering at UCT this year

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News | 10 January 2019

Over 70 learners in one classroom at Bishop Lavis school

Education department has until Friday to respond to calls for more teachers, a janitor, and better security at the school

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News | 9 January 2019

Mfuleni leaders detain principals in spat with education department

Officials stand firm that staffing at schools is decided by education department, not communities

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News | 9 January 2019

Mfuleni matriculant reaps the rewards of working 18-hour days

“There is no secret to success. It’s about preparation, hard work and learning from failures.”

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News | 8 January 2019

Zimbabweans stock up in SA to beat inflation at home

But the cost of taking goods back rises over Christmas

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News | 18 December 2018

Serving hungry people for over 80 years

The Service Dining Rooms provides over 3,500 meals a week

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News | 18 December 2018