South Africa

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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

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Waiting for work day after day

Unemployed men and women try their luck at sites across the city

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Feature | 16 March 2016

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Western Cape Govt refuses access to crucial documents

Plumstead tenants facing eviction need the documents to exercise their rights

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News | 16 March 2016

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Activists to interdict sale of Tafelberg site

Reclaim the City campaign demands a transparent public process

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News | 15 March 2016

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SJC march for justice in Khayelitsha

The murder and rape of Sinoxolo Mafevuka triggers anger at lack of policing

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News | 15 March 2016

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Social grants: deductions are getting out of hand, says Black Sash

Sassa’s solution isn’t working

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News | 15 March 2016

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Payroll mess after Nzimande’s department takes over

Adult learning centre closed by unpaid caretakers

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News | 15 March 2016

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Struggling Eastern Cape school told to take in more pupils

Funds for school feeding run out

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News | 14 March 2016

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Mbeki is wrong about death statistics

AIDS has for many years been by far the largest cause of death

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Information | 14 March 2016