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From ‘academic boys’ to ‘sex-jaros’: What it means to be a black boy in a South African township

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Toxic masculinities help drive everything from HIV infection rates to gender-based violence. But before we ask, what does it mean to be a ‘man’ in South Africa, should we wonder what it’s like to be a boy?
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Khosa case: Going straight to the Constitutional Court isn’t always the right path

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Even where the case is a strong one, direct access to the highest court is a route only in truly exceptional circumstances
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Alexandra’s black market for booze under lockdown

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Underground liquor has a long history in South Africa. Its next chapter is being written under the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown
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The lockdown: South Africa’s test of its democracy

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How South African citizens, the police and the army, and politicians behave during the 21-day lockdown will have far-reaching implications for our democracy
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Jo’burg pool in the deep end

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Residents complained about noise and bad behaviour so the gates were closed on weekends, a decision some see as racist
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The suicidal effect of our ailing society

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Millions of our fellow citizens are literally robbed of the opportunity to live meaningful lives
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Linda Twala — the father of the nation of Alex

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​Linda Twala was born to one of the original residents of Alexandra. He is now known as the father of Alex, a title he takes very seriously
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Alex is a ‘disaster-in-waiting’ – Gauteng settlements MEC

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Dikgang Uhuru Moiloa said lawlessness and disorder is a result of different stakeholders in the community not agreeing on how Alex should be developed
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Alex inquiry: City of Joburg refutes residents’ claims

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The inquiry's mandate is to investigate whether there are violations of the rights contained in the Bill of Rights as related to people in Alexandra
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‘The development of Alex has been arrested’ inquiry hears

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During the protests, residents shed light on the failed Alexandra Renewal Project, which had an alleged allocated budget of R1.6-billion
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Alexandra township is the place of forgotten people — Malema

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The EFF leader says Alexandra is an indication of how the governing party has done nothing to improve the lives of township residents
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Alex citizens just want it ‘to be nice’

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Alexandra citizens are struggling, with housing woes and unkept promises making life difficult for them
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Alex’s answer: Relocations

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Town planners say the township’s infrastructure cannot support the number of people living there
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Township development — yes, we can!

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Created to exist on the fringes of society, townships still carry the economic legacy of apartheid
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Alex fire leaves scores destitute as they work on rebuilding

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Approximately 500 shacks were reduced to ash on Thursday in what residents say began as an altercation involving someone living at the settlement
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