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R12 million flower festival for Parys

Controversy over how the benefits will be spread

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News | 24 November 2017

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SASSA’s failures make smooth grant handover impossible, warn experts

Deadline reached for SASSA to make deal with Post Office

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News | 24 November 2017

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Epileptic man left on floor for hours in hospital

“I found Luyanda lying stomach down on the cold floor in a puddle of his own urine.”

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News | 24 November 2017

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Activist groups unite to fight evictions

Scathing criticism of Durban Municipality for not responding adequately to Foreman Road fire

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News | 24 November 2017

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Zimbabwean’s endless temporary permit renewal nightmare

In eight years Althea Roberts has had 21 extensions to her asylum seeker permit

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News | 24 November 2017

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Stink-up at Cape Flats school

“My stomach turns and I feel as if I’m about to vomit”

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News | 23 November 2017

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No progress reblocking Imizamo Yethu since devastating fire

Divided community and City cannot reach agreement

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News | 23 November 2017

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Railway’s R1 billion accident and crime bill

Not enough security personnel to manage overcrowded trains and platform safety

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News | 23 November 2017

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Protesters demand equal distribution of police officers

Case on SAPS resources will be heard next week

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News | 22 November 2017

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uMlazi swamped by rubbish and sewage

Residents accuse municipality of neglect, while councillor says residents must clean their own mess

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News | 22 November 2017

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Day 7: Limpopo education department a “quagmire” of maladministration

“We drew attention to life-threatening situations in schools … it is not good enough to say there is no budget.”

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News | 21 November 2017

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Butterworth’s R14-million public pool nears completion after nine years

But there is no water to fill it

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News | 21 November 2017

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Farm workers accuse police and farmers of working “hand in glove”

Dispute on Eastern Cape farm after video shows farmer pulling down family’s home extension.

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News | 21 November 2017

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Human Rights Commission hears of abuses in remote towns

SAHRC says it wants to be “more accessible” to people living far from big cities

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News | 21 November 2017

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Students shut down University of Zimbabwe

They call for President Robert Mugabe and Vice Chancellor Levi Nyagura to step down

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News | 20 November 2017

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Zimbabweans look forward to post-Mugabe era

But frustration as president fails to resign

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News | 20 November 2017