South Africa|Eastern Cape

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Fort Hare students boycott classes

Students want security company changed

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Brief | 14 September 2016

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Classrooms torched at junior secondary school in Mthatha

Children allege corporal punishment and that a teacher was having inappropriate relationships with students

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Brief | 13 September 2016

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King Hintsa campus closes after protests

Students at odds with management over administration of registration fees

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News | 13 September 2016

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Grandmother with only one eye is still waiting for a house

Six people live in a small caravan in East London township

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News | 13 September 2016

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A South African shame: children in prisons

Youths held in adult prison for 200 days without access to visitors

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Law | 12 September 2016

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School in resort town faces shortage of textbooks and teachers

Jeffreys Bay high school battling as student numbers soar

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News | 12 September 2016

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KSD students clash with police

Rubber bullets used and residences set alight. Protesters say this is just a warning message

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News | 9 September 2016

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Home in Port Alfred stands in human waste

After sewerage pipes were fixed, municipal workers did not clean up the mess

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News | 8 September 2016

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Growing success of school vegetable garden

Port Elizabeth school garden has turned into a flourishing business

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News | 7 September 2016

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Students occupy campuses at King Sabatha Dalindyebo technical college

Exams postponed as college closes

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News | 6 September 2016

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Politicians dodge responsibility for house repairs

Buffalo City tenants still waiting after decades

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News | 5 September 2016

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Beach front car wash business told to move

Buffalo City municipality tells washers to go

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News | 5 September 2016

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Eastern Cape schools burn as students protest against teacher shortage

Some schools short of teachers since February, says Equal Education

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News | 2 September 2016

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Firefighter taken to hospital after violence breaks out at Lovedale campus

Students angry over broken promises related to money and educational resources

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News | 2 September 2016

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Students at Walter Sisulu University return to class

Representatives say their demands have been met

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News | 31 August 2016

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Putting the smile back on children’s faces in Bizana

Retired nurse Funeka Cele works for Operation Smile

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News | 31 August 2016