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Police officers protest against rape and sexual harassment in their ranks

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Belal Khaled’s photographs bring the horror of life in Gaza to Johannesburg

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Brainwashed by plastic: what needs to be done?

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Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service comes after months of US funding cuts and tariffs put immense pressure on the country’s economy

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SANCO and ANC clash in Eastern Cape

Protestors gathered at Ngcobo’s municipal offices, despite a court order

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South Africans and Zimbabweans pray together after xenophobic attacks

Mob in Addo killed four, injured dozens, and displaced hundreds of families

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News | 24 June 2025

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News | 24 June 2025

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Court to decide fate of Hope Street homeless camp

Housing rights group argues the City’s Safe Space shelters do not meet constitutional requirements for alternative accommodation

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News | 24 June 2025

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Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned

The Western Cape government has issued retroactive environmental authorisation for a dam project undertaken eight years ago

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News | 23 June 2025

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School girls march for better policing

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Brief | 23 June 2025

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Tshwane investigation into illegal suburb raises hopes

Leeuwfontein home owners want their neighbourhood to be made a formal part of the city so that they can get water and sanitation

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Court annuls man’s second marriage because his first wife did not consent

Only the first wife will be allowed to claim from the estate

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Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

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