South Africa|Eastern Cape

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NMMU students picket at court in support of arrested protesters

They demand free education

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News | 22 September 2016

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Fort Hare students burn campus equipment building

Management at a loss as to why it happened after agreeing to student demands

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News | 22 September 2016

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In Memory of Comrade Nkosi Molala - Honorary President of the Black Consciousness Movement

He refused to be co-opted into a government that oppresses poor people

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Opinion | 22 September 2016

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Top PE school stripped bare by thieves

Police fail to make any arrests despite numerous incidents

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News | 22 September 2016

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Student boycott enters sixth week at King Hintsa

Allegations spread via WhatsApp prolong boycott

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News | 22 September 2016

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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

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A South African shame: children in prisons

Youths held in adult prison for 200 days without access to visitors

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Law | 12 September 2016

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School in resort town faces shortage of textbooks and teachers

Jeffreys Bay high school battling as student numbers soar

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News | 12 September 2016