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Hangberg residents protest for better living conditions

Demonstration started when community learnt that about R100 million was being spent on nearby informal settlement

Text by Sune Payne. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Brief | 18 August 2017

Missing docket delays Khayelitsha community leader’s murder trial

“If things continue like this, I see no justice for Ras.”

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Brief | 18 August 2017

Can imprisoned asylum seekers be deported?

What happens to a Somali refugee may give the answer

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Brief | 18 August 2017

Masiphumelele residents reject portable toilets

“I must sit in front of my children to do my business because my house is not big enough for privacy”

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Brief | 17 August 2017

Eastern Cape towns struggle with water rationing

Drought takes its toll in Amathole district

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Brief | 16 August 2017

Blaze leaves dozens of girls unable to attend school

Gamble Street Secondary School appeals for assistance

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Brief | 16 August 2017

CPUT drops intimidation charges against SRC president

Management commits to “reconciliatory process”

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Brief | 15 August 2017

Eastern Cape villagers drink water with animals

Taps in KwaDukathole have run dry since 2014, say villagers

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Brief | 14 August 2017

Protesting school gets new classrooms

Western Cape Education Department also makes three teachers permanent

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Brief | 14 August 2017

EFF supporters march on Union Buildings

“We need a change”

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Brief | 8 August 2017

Opposition parties march together in PE

“We cannot stand by and watch our wealth and our children’s heritage being destroyed by Zuma and the Guptas”

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Brief | 8 August 2017

Zille and housing activists hold “fruitful” meeting

Premier promises more affordable housing in Somerset Precinct, say activists

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Brief | 8 August 2017

Zimbabwean man brings computer education to rural areas

Itai Shumba has designed a clever mobile classroom

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Brief | 7 August 2017

Teens discuss effects of gun violence in their communities

New radio project will tackle gun violence

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Brief | 7 August 2017

Cosatu joins march to oust President Jacob Zuma

Trade union federation backs civil society protest on Monday 7 August

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Brief | 4 August 2017

Port Elizabeth residents torch vehicles in housing protest

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality commits to building homes for Westville residents

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Brief | 4 August 2017