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New attempt to force Home Affairs to obey court orders
Asylum seekers have struggled with documents since 2012 when Home Affairs closed its Cape Town refugee office
News | 20 April 2021
“We’re forgotten here”: rubbish is piling up in the little settlement of Riemvasmaak
City of Cape Town says refuse is collected weekly
News | 20 April 2021
Refugee protest leaders deported
Remaining protesters given a choice: reintegrate or repatriate
News | 19 April 2021
Woman dies, teenager hurt as fire guts 49 shacks in Cato Manor
Fire victims say they are likely to spend a second night outside because they don’t have material to rebuild their homes
News | 19 April 2021
Khayelitsha residents want to know exactly when they will get the police station they were promised
Land for the Makhaza police station was identified already in 2004
News | 16 April 2021
“Illegal” school teaches hundreds of learners education department hasn’t placed
Mfuleni Combined School is run by volunteers and based in an illegally occupied college
By Vincent Lali
News | 16 April 2021
Funders of African health research are excluding Africans, say scientists
African scientists call on funders to “decolonise global health”
By James Stent
News | 15 April 2021
Judge President’s gripe with lawyers leads to High Court impasse
Limpopo judge’s statement that lawyers are trying to “capture” the court prompts concern from other judges
News | 15 April 2021
“We cannot escape the smell”: Women have to clear away sewage before they can do their laundry
Toilets overflowing since June last year, but eThekwini municipality says blockages are caused by foreign objects
News | 15 April 2021