South Africa

Man with marijuana plant

Cash crops poisoned in Pondoland

Police helicopters spray marijuana plantations every year

Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Masixole Feni.

Feature | 7 April 2016

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Metrorail commuters warned of strike

But company says trains will be provided

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News | 6 April 2016

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More questions than answers about Vusi Mahlangu’s “kidnapping”

”Disconnect” between cell phone location and where he said he was

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News | 6 April 2016

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Crucial land records could be lost forever

We are in danger of losing our history

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Opinion | 6 April 2016

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Eastern Cape education minister must go, demand protesters

Hundreds march in King William’s Town for better schools

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News | 6 April 2016

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Fedics workers strike for R4,000 a month

Strikers protest in Pinelands

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Brief | 5 April 2016

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Evidence of plague found in rat in Tembisa rubbish dump

No immediate threat to health, say scientists

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News | 5 April 2016

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Robertson farmworkers accuse contractor of “unfair” dismissal

Employer says contracts came to an end

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News | 5 April 2016

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Home Affairs to be taken to court

Concern over withdrawal of rights of asylum seekers and refugees

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News | 5 April 2016

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No water, no toilets, no houses, no plan: Endlovini residents are “just desperate”

Officials only pay attention to us at election time, they say

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News | 5 April 2016

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Minister Angie Motshekga’s ugly lesson for learners

How she has shown that their confidence in representative government is misplaced

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Opinion | 5 April 2016

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Is UCT a safe space for art?

Since paintings were burnt by Rhodes Must Fall students, dozens of artworks have been put into safe keeping. Pictures that may cause offense have also been taken down.

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News | 4 April 2016

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High level of foetal alcohol syndrome found in Saldanha Bay

Six percent of children born with disorder, study finds

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News | 4 April 2016

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Masiphumelele’s clinic unable to serve township’s needs

Calls for facility's service and space to be expanded, but officials say this will be difficult

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News | 4 April 2016

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Riot in Mfuleni over councillor’s “false promises”

Councillor’s house and community hall damaged

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News | 1 April 2016

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Tough questions for Eskom after electrocution of nine-year-old

Earth leakage failed but power supplier blames landlord

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News | 1 April 2016