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Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city
Historic Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) is home to a university, prestigious private schools, the Eastern Cape High Court, ...
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Students march in Germiston over unpaid NSFAS fees
They marched from the campus in Germiston to the college’s head office to hand over their memorandum of demands. Some students say they’ve been waiting months for NSFAS to pay their approved ...
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Sex workers plea for arrest moratorium
Sex workers are calling for a moratorium on arrests and fines until politicians mull over finalising the redraft of a bill to ...
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How long will Home Affairs take to verify my partner's asylum paper so we can get married?
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Can I legally claim ownership of an RDP house sold to me by someone who isn't the deceased owner's legal heir?
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My child lives in another province with his father. Will I need to travel there in order to help him get his ID?
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My mother applied to the Tshiamo Trust after my dad died, but three years later she has just been told she can’t. Please help!
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Blue Downs residents clash with police
SAPS spokesperson Malcom Pojie said Mfuleni police registered a public violence case and two people were arrested. Police responded to the protest and used rubber bullets to disperse residents. A ...