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Domestic workers’ union says wage increase is too small

“If we take the decision to stop our services a lot of people would suffer.“

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News | 11 November 2016

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Night patrols started in Masiphumelele

Many residents believe it will reduce crime

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News | 11 November 2016

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Gay rights groups strike back

SA’s support for Africa’s opposition at UN to gay rights watchdog brings local and international condemnation

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News | 11 November 2016

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Reprieve for Bromwell Street families

“Now we can spend Christmas in Woodstock”

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News | 9 November 2016

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Compensation Fund has failed stab victim

Thamsanqa Mtyobeni’s fate part of “huge national crisis” says hospital director

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News | 9 November 2016

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Social grant recipients sent home empty-handed

Systems are down, Pietermaritzburg beneficiaries told

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News | 8 November 2016

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Medical lawsuits threaten to derail the health system

South African hospitals need drastic reform to avoid disaster

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News | 8 November 2016

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Toilet breakdown in Masiphumelele

“It's like my house is a toilet” says resident

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News | 8 November 2016

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Spar store closed by protest

Owner says the issues are under arbitration and cannot comment

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News | 7 November 2016

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South Africa attempts to stop the work of UN gay rights watchdog

LGBTI activists alarmed and disappointed

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News | 7 November 2016

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UCT and protesters reach agreement

Shackville TRC group undertakes not to disrupt exams, while university grants clemency

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News | 7 November 2016

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University students help rural learners stay in school

DUT students deliver sanitary pads

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News | 7 November 2016

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Bridges For Music under construction

Building has commenced on a music academy in Langa

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News | 4 November 2016

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Man with epilepsy nurses family

Both his aunt and stepfather have cancer

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News | 3 November 2016

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Masiphumelele mother’s struggle to find school for deaf son

Her story highlights the problems faced by children with disabilities and their parents 

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News | 3 November 2016

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“Don’t just sit at home any longer” urges protester against state capture

Hundreds march from St George's Cathedral to NPA in Cape Town

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News | 2 November 2016