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Parents close Cape Town school for three days because of sewage leak

Education department says it will be fixed by Wednesday

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Brief | 25 August 2026

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Readers’ donations get church band going again

Instruments worth R100,000 were stolen from the Samora Machel band and sold for scrap

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Brief | 25 August 2026

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In photos: Artists’ stories of heritage and migration

Matereality V2 opens at the Iziko South African National Gallery on Monday

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Photo Essay | 24 August 2026

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Home or hospice: The debate over the closure of St Luke’s inpatient unit

While most people prefer to die at home, a minority desperately need specialist care that can only be provided in an institution

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Feature | 21 August 2026

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We’re not criminals, say Transnet land occupiers

Housing activists Ndifuna Ukwazi head to court try to stay the eviction of more than 160 people by 30 September

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News | 20 August 2026

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CPUT students defy order to leave residences

Only a few students have left their residences after university gave them 24-hours to leave

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News | 19 August 2026

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“They failed us”: Gang violence victims demand justice from Parliament

Families told a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday how their loved ones were killed in gang violence

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News | 19 August 2026

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Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences

This follows days of protests at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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News | 18 August 2026

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Mfuleni shack dwellers protest outside Premier’s office

Protesters threaten to “shut down the N2” if water and electricity demands ignored

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Brief | 14 August 2026