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Maverick Citizen A decade of waiting - 3000-strong Tshwane community sick and tired of broken promises to provide basic services By Chris Gilili for GroundUp
Maverick Citizen Illegal electricity connection tensions mount between families in shacks and government housing in Kariega By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp
Maverick Citizen Masiphumelele residents left to pick up the pieces after second devastating fire in less than a month By Lucas Nowicki
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