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Panic buying and violent protests after power failure in Port Elizabeth

Residents thought municipality to blame

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News | 16 May 2017

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What’s causing Cape Town’s water crisis?

Population growth, drought and climate change threaten the city’s water supply

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News | 16 May 2017

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Protesters demand secret ballot for Zuma

Constitutional Court hears argument on how Parliament should vote

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Photo Essay | 15 May 2017

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In photos: Cape Town’s water crisis

Perilous state of city’s water supply is starkly visible

Text by Trevor Bohatch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 15 May 2017

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It’s our turn to benefit, say residents of Gugulethu informal settlement

Tambo Square families call for police protection amidst protests

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News | 15 May 2017

Frequently asked questions about social grants

Many people posted questions about social grants in the comments section of our "Everything you need to know about social grants" article. Based on these queries we have compiled a list of frequently asked questions and responses.

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Information | 15 May 2017

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No garbage collected in Marikana for nine months

City says settlement is on private land and it cannot provide the service

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News | 15 May 2017

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Woodstock families face eviction

Tenants accuse landlord of neglecting property

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News | 15 May 2017

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One killed and over 20 homes destroyed in Samora Machel

“When I heard noise from neighbours it was too late to collect anything except my ID”

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Brief | 15 May 2017

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Prison confiscates study materials of inmate legal eagle

This follows GroundUp’s story on how he took legal action on behalf of a prisoner with brain cancer

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News | 12 May 2017

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Blocked toilets make life unbearable for Masiphumelele wetlands residents

“We want to see this fixed permanently so we can stay in a clean space where the children can play and people can access sanitation”

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Brief | 12 May 2017

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Port Elizabeth parents shut down school in anger at education department

With a teacher-learner ratio of over 40 to 1, they accuse government of failing to listen to their requests for three additional teachers

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Brief | 12 May 2017

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Pietermaritzburg police organise march against crime

But some residents sceptical of cops

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Brief | 12 May 2017

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Parents defend school from protesters

“We are fighting for development but we don’t want our infrastructure to be demolished by those with criminal intentions.”

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News | 11 May 2017

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What does it take to get the Eastern Cape Department of Education to fix a school?

Nearly three years later, a school damaged in a storm remains broken

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News | 11 May 2017

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Entire village issued with court interdict following mining company’s application

For more than half-a-year the entire Ngwaabe Village was banned from protesting

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Law | 11 May 2017

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