South Africa

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“Mobilise for a week of outrage” against Gupta crisis

Here is what social movement leaders are saying about the ANC NEC meeting, President Zuma and the Gupta family

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News | 23 March 2016

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Opponent of Xolobeni titanium mine assassinated

Others fear for their lives

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News | 23 March 2016

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Workers march on Prasa offices

SATAWU demands an end to outsourcing

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News | 22 March 2016

Civil society organisations defend Helen Suzman Foundation

Activist groups condemn "thuggish" raid

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Brief | 22 March 2016

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ACSA agrees to keep Blikkiesdorp residents informed about runway plans

Residents welcome progress after months of secrecy

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News | 22 March 2016

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Mayor beaten as municipal workers vow to continue strike

Baviaans municipality mayor hit with knobkierie

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News | 22 March 2016

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To stop Guptification we must challenge secret deals

Both the ANC and DA must say who their donors are

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Opinion | 22 March 2016

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Gugulethu school marches against crime

Lwazi Primary has been the target of criminals for weeks

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News | 18 March 2016

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Wolwerivier shows how far Cape Town is from integration

Poor and working class people live furthest from centres of economic activity and job opportunities

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Opinion | 18 March 2016

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“Zuma must disclose all Gupta deals and then go”

And other views from the street

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News | 17 March 2016

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City councillor promises electricity for Zandspruit

But no budget or timeframe has been provided for this

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News | 17 March 2016

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Retreat’s backyarders are desperate for housing

But City says no new developments earmarked for the area

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News | 17 March 2016

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Antiretrovirals for all sex workers

We are “affirming the right of all South Africans to life, to dignity, to health" - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa

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Brief | 17 March 2016

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VC must go say CPUT students

Hundreds of students chant outside the administration buildings

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News | 16 March 2016

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Meat rots in fridge as Zandspruit electricity connections cut

Angry residents protest again

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News | 16 March 2016

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Ten months after striker’s murder, still no arrest

Widow of dead construction worker has given up hope

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News | 16 March 2016