South Africa

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Tensions rise as 600 RDP houses stand empty in Nigel

High time we got answers, say Alra Park residents

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News | 2 April 2019

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Chief Justice’s office fails to provide list of late judgments

GroundUp’s PAIA request to judiciary has been ignored

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Law | 2 April 2019

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RDP house not finished after seven years

Woman in Khayelitsha has been moving from shack to shack as she waits for her house to be completed

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News | 2 April 2019

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Death penalty debate is a cheap political trick

Politicians are once again trying to use capital punishment to get votes

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Opinion | 1 April 2019

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International tuberculosis commission praises SA government’s increased investment

TB killed 1.6 million people worldwide in 2017

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News | 1 April 2019

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One thousand new homes earmarked for Masiphumelele

City commitment to start settling people in October follows long period of community discussions

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News | 1 April 2019

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Bobani must deliver on his promises to PE shack dwellers, say protesters

Councillor promises that informal settlements in NU29 will have services in two weeks

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Brief | 1 April 2019

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Swimmers promote alternatives to mining the Wild Coast

Over five days, eight people will swim 22 km along the Pondoland Marine Protected Area

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News | 31 March 2019

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HIV patient files lie on the floor of disused clinic

Closure of Emmanuel Haven Wellness Center in Motherwell has been poorly done

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News | 29 March 2019

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Crumbling infrastructure leaves Eastern Cape villagers without water

“We are lucky because we recently got rain”

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Brief | 29 March 2019

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Family of 10 left homeless after farm eviction

Ethical trade association to review Windmeul Kelder wine farm

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News | 29 March 2019

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GROUNDVIEW: Civil society directors should make their salaries public

Coyness over what we earn is the current etiquette, but it needs to change.

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GroundView | 29 March 2019

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SARS employees on strike over wage dispute

Labour action starts day before 2017/18 filing deadline

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News | 28 March 2019

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State drops sloppy attempt at ‘SLAPP’ suit

Charges dropped against prominent public interest lawyer Richard Spoor

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News | 28 March 2019

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Union warns PE coalition: “If our demands keep falling on deaf ears, someone will fall”

Hundreds of SAMWU workers march to City Hall

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Brief | 28 March 2019

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Activists haul Blade Nzimande to court

#UniteBehind wants PRASA to hand over list of security contracts

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Law | 28 March 2019