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Homeless and hungry at UWC

Some students at the University of the Western Cape live in makeshift conditions and go to bed on empty stomachs

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News | 19 May 2017

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What needs to be done about Cape Town’s water crisis

“Decision making … is now lagging too far behind our current reality”

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News | 18 May 2017

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Cape Town’s bursting trains

Commuters complain of overcrowded and delays

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News | 18 May 2017

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“No-fee” school charges parents R207 a year

Crisis brewing: evidence suggests the problem is widespread

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News | 18 May 2017

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Here’s where to find data on Cape Town’s water crisis

Government, the weather service and academics need to do better at making data and analysis of the water crisis available

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News | 17 May 2017

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Marikana residents clean up rubbish dump

Garbage has not been removed for nine months

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News | 17 May 2017

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Study finds that climate change threatens fynbos

Damaged ecosystem would have consequences for water catchment in Western Cape

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News | 17 May 2017

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Blind students terrorised by dog

College boarders allege headmaster’s dog has attacked them

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News | 17 May 2017

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SASSA has two weeks to show plan to phase out service provider CPS

“CEO says everything is going to plan, but where is this plan?”

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News | 16 May 2017