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A prayer session was held this week at the Naledi Community Hall in Soweto ahead of the start of this year’s matric exams.
A prayer session was held this week at the Naledi Community Hall in Soweto ahead of the start of this year’s matric exams.
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From June to September this year, there were continuous protests in Diepsloot triggered by a lack of service delivery and high levels of crime.

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