South Africa|Eastern Cape

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Rubbish piles up in East London informal settlement

Municipality claims rubbish is collected weekly

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Brief | 21 September 2016

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Construction stops at R164-million Sarah Baartman Centre

Workers say salaries have not been increased since 2014

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News | 21 September 2016

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Minister freezes mining in Xolobeni

Activists hail “important” victory

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News | 16 September 2016

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Education department likely to miss school infrastructure deadline

Students denied basic rights, say activists

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News | 15 September 2016

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Rubbish piling up in Nelson Mandela Bay

Municipal workers have been on strike all week

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News | 15 September 2016

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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