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Burst water pipe left for three weeks in Port Elizabeth – News from GroundUp

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Burst water pipe left for three weeks in Port Elizabeth: “People come and wash their cars here while we suffer in my house,” says elderly resident
Source: GroundUp News.

Former inmate tells court he thought of killing himself after prison beating: Xolani Zulu is one of five current and former inmates suing the state for alleged assault and torture
Source: GroundUp News.

Refugee leaders refuse help from civil society organisations: Chances of resettlement are dismal, but leaders of group staying at church in centre of Cape Town persist with demand
Source: GroundUp News.

Initiation school mired in filth: Illegal dumping is compromising Xhosa traditional practice at a school in Govan Mbeki
Source: GroundUp News.

Understanding the documents you might be sent during an eviction: You can’t be evicted without a court order
Source: GroundUp News.

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