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Residents furious with councillor after weeks without water

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News | 27 May 2016

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Safety for Diepsloot’s cyclists just got better

Appeal to donate safety gear to cyclists across the country

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News | 27 May 2016

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“Milestone” for Langa old age home

Sizamile Foundation signs lease on City property

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News | 27 May 2016

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Health care students in protest march

Our training is not recognised, say College of Cape Town students

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News | 26 May 2016

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UCT aims to shed staff

Morale at “all-time low”, says Academics Union official

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News | 26 May 2016

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On denialism: the journey of Patricia de Lille

Mayor has chosen expediency over justice

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Opinion | 26 May 2016

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Africa Day celebrated in Philippi

But no foreign nationals attend

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News | 26 May 2016

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Uber and out: Drivers in Cape Town are working 24-hour shifts for low pay

“You must be prepared to sleep on the road”

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Feature | 26 May 2016

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Minister wins battle with Lion

Insurance company backs down in battle over deductions from social grants

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News | 26 May 2016

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No mining in Xolobeni, demand activists

Protests against Australian company in Cape Town and Perth

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Brief | 25 May 2016

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Cape Town’s sanitation delivery best in country

Response to the International Budget Partnership and the Social Justice Coalition

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Right to reply | 25 May 2016

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Diepsloot children taught water safety after Angel Sibanda’s drowning

Water safety to be part of school curriculum from 2018

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News | 25 May 2016

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Hope for mother of disabled teen

Nomahlubi Mbulu’s plight touches GroundUp and News24 readers

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News | 25 May 2016

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Councillor accused of punishing voters for choosing another election candidate

Willowfountain residents say they are being deprived of water

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News | 25 May 2016

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Robertson abattoir workers hope to head back to Labour Court

Labour Appeal Court to hand down decision within weeks

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News | 24 May 2016

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Mayor handed sanitation petition on eve of budget speech

SJC members march in Cape Town

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