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This week — African Youth Human Rights Conference, Nedlac summit, and International Literacy Day

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This week — African Youth Human Rights Conference, Nedlac summit, and International Literacy Day

By Takudzwa Pongweni

'We don’t have jobs': Post-1996 farmland restitution projects sow a costly legacy of failure

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'We don’t have jobs': Post-1996 farmland restitution projects sow a costly legacy of failure

By Tony Carnie and Naledi Sikhakhane

Inexperience, chaos, infighting lead to collapse of KZN land claims dreams

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Inexperience, chaos, infighting lead to collapse of KZN land claims dreams

By Tony Carnie

Call for probe into collapse of pylons after Nelson Mandela Bay power restored

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Call for probe into collapse of pylons after Nelson Mandela Bay power restored

By Estelle Ellis

Rhodes University suspends lectures as Makhanda despairs over prolonged water outage caused by sabotage

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Rhodes University suspends lectures as Makhanda despairs over prolonged water outage caused by sabotage

By Estelle Ellis

SIU claims R390 million from billionaire Robert Gumede over dodgy police PPE tender

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SIU claims R390 million from billionaire Robert Gumede over dodgy police PPE tender

By Mark Heywood

'Better strategies needed to protect South Africans against ultra-processed foods'

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'Better strategies needed to protect South Africans against ultra-processed foods'

By Adèle Sulcas

Providing transformative surgeries to children whom the system has failed

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Providing transformative surgeries to children whom the system has failed

By Chris Bateman

What rights to accessing education, healthcare and other vital services do migrants have?

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What rights to accessing education, healthcare and other vital services do migrants have?

By Lerato Mutsila

At this Cape Flats centre for abused women and children, Sister Leonie Weyers elicits smiles when spirits are hurt

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At this Cape Flats centre for abused women and children, Sister Leonie Weyers elicits smiles when spirits are hurt

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

KZN school feeding scheme suppliers to sue education department over payment delays

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KZN school feeding scheme suppliers to sue education department over payment delays

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Police make gruesome find after bystanders hear haunting night-time cries at Swartkops River

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Police make gruesome find after bystanders hear haunting night-time cries at Swartkops River

By Estelle Ellis

Unequal ground: the ongoing struggle for women’s land rights in South Africa

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Unequal ground: the ongoing struggle for women’s land rights in South Africa

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Prasa taken to court over 'illegal' eviction in Cape Town city centre in which at least one man was stabbed

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Prasa taken to court over 'illegal' eviction in Cape Town city centre in which at least one man was stabbed

By Sandiso Phaliso

Food inflation dips, but many in SA still can’t afford to feed their families

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Food inflation dips, but many in SA still can’t afford to feed their families

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Pain, powerlifting and ‘patient zero’ — a day with Dr Nikki Allorto, one of the only surgeons in KZN doing skin grafting

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Pain, powerlifting and ‘patient zero’ — a day with Dr Nikki Allorto, one of the only surgeons in KZN doing skin grafting

By Sue Segar

Clinic staff shortages and wait times frustrate access to healthcare in Free State

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Clinic staff shortages and wait times frustrate access to healthcare in Free State

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Central library shutdown – Joburg blows R25m on roof repairs, gutters and pipes

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Central library shutdown – Joburg blows R25m on roof repairs, gutters and pipes

By Ferial Haffajee

It is unclear whether the National Dialogue will be either national or a dialogue (Part Four)

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It is unclear whether the National Dialogue will be either national or a dialogue (Part Four)

By Raymond Suttner

Snake antivenom mired by shortages and side effects – a new treatment could boost our options

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Snake antivenom mired by shortages and side effects – a new treatment could boost our options

By Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight

Human Settlements to give ‘missing middle’ a helping hand for access to housing

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Human Settlements to give ‘missing middle’ a helping hand for access to housing

By Lerato Mutsila