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This is how xenophobia damages the economy
The market, allowed to flourish and create jobs, is the solution, not violent nationalism
Diepsloot raids ‘illegal’, say lawyers
Harassment, xenophobia – and jubilation – are on display when Mail & Guardian visits the township
Anarchy reigns: Police on high alert as Operation Dudula gains momentum
State security and the SAPS are on high alert as vigilante group gain momentum, but police concede they do not have the resources to stop Operation Dudula form stoking xenophobia
How do vigilante groups like Dudula come into being?
The state’s failure to act as a source of moral or political authority creates a vacuum that ‘seductive’ populist movements are happy to fill
Illegal dumping in Diepsloot gives rise to waste economy
Nondumiso Sibiya has found value in collecting refuse and working with waste pickers
Foreign nationals need to assist police in curbing crime
Infraction knows no nationality, but identifying perpetrators is necessary to control it
Raw power dumped on farms
About 500 tonnes of sewage is trucked daily across Gauteng and disposed of on mielie fields instead of being used to make biogas
Jozi’s biogas plant goes to waste
The Northern Works sewage plant could generate 4.2MW of power but is operating at 20% capacity
Parents scrambling to get spaces in Gauteng schools
New application system allows children to apply for schools further than 30km from their home — with 320 000 spaces available
Sex workers do it for their kids
Their chief concern is the wellbeing of their children so that they can do better than their mothers
OLICO Maths pupils score top marks in matric
Investing in the Future STEM Skills Development Award. Winner: OLICO Maths
The state of Joburg’s pipes
A kilometre of new piping costs R1-million. Johannesburg Water has 2 200km of ageing pipeline
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The third of us who live with so little
Here are the stories of the many who have to survive on very little.