Northam – Northam is a small town located in Northam province of South Africa, a closely-knit community characterised mainly by mining and agriultural and game farming. The farming community in Northam is subject to the latest spat of illegal landgrabs in South Africa. Section 25 of the country’s constitution is in the process of being..
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Land expropriation without compensation, South African farmers face a dark, depressing and uncertain future
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So world here is our beloved country…a rainbow nation in despair!
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Dear World. This is South Africa. A beautiful place where firestations, schools, buildings, vehicles and busses are set a light. Where service delivery is poor because of a lack of proper knowledge. Where our government is corrupt and pushes taxes up so we pay the money which was stolen by our president. The only country..
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Train burning saga – is there more that meets the eye?
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I knew that this whole “Train Arson” thing was serious but I honestly did not know exactly how serious until I read an article by iOl News. After pondering over it a bit I came to the realization that everyone knows THAT it is happening but NO-ONE KNOWS WHY !!! This whole “Train Burning” phenomina..
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Four schools torched in a week: It’s a disgrace! – Hundreds of children will be affected by the vandalism
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The loss of four schools to arson in a week carries a cost of as much as R160-million if government needs to rebuild them. The human cost is to the hundreds of children affected by the vandalism. Yet the culprits evade repercussions.
The Department of Basic Education – which is affected by budget cuts – is outraged at this state of affairs.
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FREE EDUCATION FOR ALL: BUT STUDENTS ARE BURNING DOWN RESOURCES
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Numerous lecturers and students live in fear after the Bethlehem Campus of the Maluti Technical and Vocational College (a TVET college) had averted in a war zone when buildings were bombarded with gasoline bombs.
Sgt. Police spokesperson Mmako Mophiring said anarchy and chaos broke out on campus on Friday when protesters demanded the immediate dismissal of the college’s chief, Veli Mabena.
Eshowe police switch focus to farm arsonists
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ESHOWE – POLICE not only need to solve the murder of Sphamandla Gift Xulu on a farm in Eshowe this week, but must also bring to book a mob of arsonists who torched farms, a home, staff quarters, equipment and other buildings after the incident.
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Cause of Knysna fires needs to be determined quickly
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The cause of the destructive fires in and around Knysna needs to be investigated urgently and the findings need to be made available to the public as soon as possible, says dr. Pieter Groenewald, leader of the FF Plus. According to dr. Groenewald, such an investigation is absolutely necessary in the light of the article..
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