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- Hundreds of state mental health patients are being kept in prison
There are not enough beds in South Africa’s 13 psychiatric hospitals Read more » - Global Fund is $6-billion short and may have to cut life-saving programmes
US has cut funding and it’s not clear if other donors will meet their pledges Read more » - New play challenges xenophobia
Graveland is running at the Market Theatre until Sunday, 1 June Read more » - Court rules against Lottery: ticket sales may stop on Sunday
“I do not accept that the sky will fall” says judge Read more » - Cash-strapped City Power in tense standoff with protesters in Alexandra
The power utility says more than 800 households in Riverpark were either not buying electricity at all or had “suspiciously low” purchase rates Read more » - No arrests after xenophobic attacks in Addo
Hundreds of evacuated Zimbabweans are staying in a church hall Read more » - Debate over future of social grants
Black Sash argues they are a vital safety net but economist questions their viability Read more » - Protesters try to block Cape Town’s Central Line
The group lives on the rail reserve along Stock Road in Philippi East and is demanding that PRASA move them to permanent accommodation Read more »
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