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Masiphumelele parents waiting for school places for their children

“I thought I was safe when I applied early”

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News | 19 January 2017

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Jews urged not to meet Tafelberg activists

Attending Ndifuna Ukwazi meeting may be detrimental to “community’s interests” say property developers

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News | 18 January 2017

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Weeks from grant payment deadline, SASSA still has no plan

Call for tenders suddenly goes out

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News | 18 January 2017

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Meet Mthatha beekeeper Thoko Njemla

Former receptionist employs five people in her own business

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News | 18 January 2017

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Woman sent from pillar to post as she tries to bury her children

Police refuse to release bodies until she pays for DNA testing

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News | 17 January 2017

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School in resort town starts 2017 in crisis

Shortage of teachers, textbooks and classrooms in Jeffreys Bay school

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News | 16 January 2017

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Rubbish piles up in Masiphumelele after tender expires

New contractors will only start in February

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News | 13 January 2017

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Anglo American owned company rains rocks down on residents

Residents allege Kumba is trying to force them to leave

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News | 13 January 2017

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8% matric pass rate - and this year could be worse, warn teachers at Libode school

Eastern Cape schools start the year short of teachers

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News | 12 January 2017

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Philippi fire victims demand more taps

City of Cape Town promises upgrade for Sweethome Farm

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News | 12 January 2017

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Less than half of Masiphumelele matrics pass

Violence and disruptions blamed for poor results

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News | 11 January 2017

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New dispute at Robertson Winery

Union and management at odds over post-strike deal

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News | 11 January 2017

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No Christmas celebration for Rwandan asylum seeker

For Beatrice Ingabire and her four children, Christmas is just another day

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News | 21 December 2016

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“Locals are in love with spinach” says gardener

Zimbabwean widow grows hard to access fresh vegetables in PE

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News | 20 December 2016

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Immigrants picket Mashaba’s anti-immigrant comments

“Overwhelming evidence that some migrants do not possess paperwork because of corruption, maladministration and bureaucratic hurdles” at Home Affairs, says protest leader

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News | 19 December 2016

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Self-taught artist draws portraits for people at Khayelitsha Mall

Norman Mackolisky says he survives through his art

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News | 18 December 2016