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Manenberg in dire need of more police

One of South Africa’s most dangerous areas has far less police than it did a decade ago

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Opinion | 7 July 2016

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Disappointment at SA’s vote against UN move to strengthen civil society

Resolution passed without South Africa’s support

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News | 7 July 2016

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Deductions from social grants: Reserve Bank enters the fray

Debit orders worth R550 million at stake

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News | 6 July 2016

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Disputes over Pietermaritzburg election candidates spill over into violence

ANC office-bearers lay charges of assault

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News | 6 July 2016

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Tension between those with and without electricity in Mdantsane

Illegal connections of shack-dwellers cause power outages for neighbours

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News | 6 July 2016

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Corporal punishment is like daily bread in our school, says student

Survey finds students fear violence from teachers and each other

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News | 6 July 2016

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Education MEC must remember she works for the people

Debbie Schafer snubbed students and ignored their submissions

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Opinion | 6 July 2016

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South Africa opposed UN resolution on internet access

But by consensus, Human Rights Council now officially recognises that people have a right to internet access and online freedom of expression

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Brief | 6 July 2016

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The difficult exit from the gang

Each step in makes it harder to get out

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Feature | 5 July 2016

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South Africa abstains from UN vote to protect human rights

Resolution on gay rights watchdog passed without SA support

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News | 5 July 2016

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Plastic View devastated by fire

Hundreds homeless and five dead in informal settlement east of Pretoria

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Photo Essay | 4 July 2016

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City taken to court over toilets

SJC says Cape Town municipality has failed to provide adequate sanitation to decades-old informal settlements

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News | 4 July 2016

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Apartheid compensation process flawed, says Khulumani

Allocation of R1 billion President’s Fund money questioned

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News | 4 July 2016

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Immigrant traders threatened in Port Elizabeth

Police accused of xenophobia

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News | 4 July 2016

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Masiphumelele taxi rank plan meets opposition

Some residents oppose demolition of craft centre

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News | 1 July 2016

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Telling the story of the“Upington 26”

Locked gates keep residents out of memorial

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News | 1 July 2016

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