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    Diplomatic immunity not an option for Grace Mugabe, says SA government

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    The South African government has received legal advice indicating that, despite travelling on a diplomatic passport, Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe does not qualify...

    How to get rid of an incompetent ward councillor

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    Ward councillors are meant to act as a bridge between community members and government. But councils are often the first places where communities come...

    Young people say #ZumaVote should be a wake-up call for South...

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    Last week, Parliament held a vote of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma by secret ballot. He survived by 21 votes. Although this meant...

    Want to have your say in the vote of no confidence?...

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    Tuesday afternoon’s secret ballot looms, but many are doubtful that the ANC MPs will vote against Zuma. Parliament needs 50 ANC MPs to vote...

    Three reasons #UniteBehind is different from #ZumaMustFall and #BlackMonday

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    Civil society organisations in Cape Town are marched to Parliament on Monday afternoon to call for the removal of President Jacob Zuma. This came ahead...

    Voting isn’t the end – three bills that need your comment...

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    Parliament is currently amending several bills that will have a direct impact on the average South African. The bills are in the public comment...

    Joburg’s nationalistic attitude rears its head in Fattis Mansions, Cape York...

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    The divergent realities of people evicted from Fattis Mansions last week, and the victims of the Cape York fire, have highlighted Johannesburg’s nationalistic attitudes...

    Joburg private school accused of racism after allegedly kicking out black...

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    MEC for education Panyaza Lesufi visited a Johannesburg school to investigate allegations of racism after a group of black girls was ordered to leave...

    City provides tents for Fattis Mansions evictees after they spend the...

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    On Wednesday night the residents of Fattis Mansions slept on Jeppe Street after being evicted that morning. This followed a court order of 25...

    City of Cape Town to tackle apartheid spatial planning

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    After months of pressure from housing activists, the City of Cape Town has identified 10 sites that will be developed in and near the...

    Sorry ANC, Dr Makhosi Khoza will not be silenced

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    On Tuesday, ANC MP Makhosi Khoza, received a standing ovation at the Future of South Africa conference held in Johannesburg by civil society group...

    People are dying in Joburg building fires and no one seems...

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    Officials appear to have washed their hands of hijacked buildings in the Joburg CBD, leaving poor and vulnerable residents to live in dire conditions...

    Mashaba points finger at civil society: #JhbFire “was bound to happen”

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    Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has once again shown anti-poor sentiment, this time in the wake of the devastating fire at the Cape York building...

    Is the government really dropping pass rates for grades 7, 8,...

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    Education experts are sceptical of a department of basic education (DBE) proposal to lower the pass rates for grades 7, 8 and 9 to...

    ANCYL lobbying for free higher education by 2018 at ANC policy...

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    The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has called for free higher education by 2018. Despite the outcomes looking unfavourable for those calling for free higher...

    Understaffed and overworked: what it’s like working in South Africa’s public...

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    The Department of Health (DoH) is having difficulty placing young medical graduates in internship positions. The Daily Vox has spoken to a number of...

    Attacks on citizen rights in SA: Five trends and countrywide threats

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    From the large city centres to the rural townships, South Africans are witnessing a nationwide crackdown on their civic rights. Citizens’ ability to speak...

    March on Durban City Hall: ‘As shack dwellers we deserve some...

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    Thousands of people marched to the Durban City Hall on Monday against alleged violent evictions of shack dwellers in different informal settlements around Durban....

    From Fees Must Fall to Zuma Must Fall: what 1.4M tweets...

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    Over the last few years, Fees Must Fall and Zuma Must Fall protests have mobilised thousands people around the country. Mehul Sangham argues that,...

    We need to be talking about the obesity epidemic, locally and...

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    Dean Ryan* (34) could not fall asleep unless he took sleeping pills. It was difficult for him to get in and out of his...