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Matric exams underway: what students say

Matrics spoke to GroundUp about their expectations and experiences

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News | 28 October 2016

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Wheelchair dependent man’s house fixed at last

"I can use the toilet without any help"

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Brief | 28 October 2016

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Anatomy of a violent incident: the UCT library clash

Fight between students and security guards has polarised opinion

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News | 28 October 2016

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Grieving relatives demand Qedani Mahlangu’s resignation

Dozens protest outside Gauteng health department's offices over deaths following closure of Life Esidimeni

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News | 27 October 2016

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Island battles to get City to clean toilets

Residents fear drinking water will mix with faeces and make them sick

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News | 27 October 2016

Thousands of students marched to Parliament yesterday

In Photos: a day of protest at Parliament

Three protests about the universities crisis took place at the legislature yesterday

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Photo Essay | 27 October 2016

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Charges dropped against pastor who burnt sisters

Family of the victims outraged

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News | 27 October 2016

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After five trips from Cape Town to Pretoria, Malawian immigrant still has no papers

Charles Mkwapatira has spent a month in prison, and R15,000 - all for nothing

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News | 27 October 2016

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Concourt closes loophole used in municipal evictions

"Meaningful engagement" is required, not optional

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Law | 27 October 2016

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Thousands in Fees Must Fall march on Parliament

Violence breaks out just before protest was set to end

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News | 26 October 2016

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Hundreds of King William’s Town learners in bid to disrupt exams

Students protest poor conditions in schools

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News | 26 October 2016

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City drops graffiti charges against activist

Ndifuna Ukwazi claims victory for freedom of expression

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News | 26 October 2016

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“We want Blade” chant UCT staff at Parliament

"Funding is the key element to resolving this crisis"

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News | 26 October 2016

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Teachers attacked at Khayelitsha primary school

Department agrees to investigate community grievances over school management

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News | 26 October 2016

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Paralysed teenager bitten by rats while sleeping

14-year-old Palesa Kwayiba, who uses a wheelchair, puts a brave face on the daily struggle of living in an informal settlement

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News | 26 October 2016

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Civil society leader shot in the mouth with a rubber bullet at campus meeting

“The gathering was peaceful and no-one was causing any trouble”

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Brief | 26 October 2016

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