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Grannies battle water shortage in Kariega

Toilets are dirty and washing piles up after a month without running water

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Brief | 19 September 2024

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Court sets aside conviction in dagga case

The magistrate had relied on a section of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act that was declared unconstitutional almost 30 years ago

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Law | 19 September 2024

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Eviction looms for 3,000 shackdwellers in Tshwane

Residents of Mahlangu informal settlement face an uncertain future

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News | 19 September 2024

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Bonteheuwel learners on the march

Drum majorettes drill their squad for competition

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Thabo Bester and hundreds of other prisoners kept in unlawful conditions, says inspectorate

Report argues that solitary confinement is a form of torture

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News | 18 September 2024

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In photos: Metrorail train derails in Paarl

Dozens injured

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Photo Essay | 18 September 2024

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Why the Woolies boss was paid 1,300 times as much as a shopfloor worker

Report by Just Share exposes pay gaps in the retail and wholesale sector

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Analysis | 18 September 2024

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Court ruling on asylum seekers welcomed

Judge prohibits Home Affairs officials deporting people who intend to apply for asylum

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News | 18 September 2024

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Are South Africa’s dams safe? Government does not know

A lack of qualified inspectors and low compliance with safety reports raises concerns in Parliament

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News | 18 September 2024

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West Coast fishers say fishing policy is crippling them

Saldanha and Langebaan fishers say they barely make a livelihood from their quotas

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News | 18 September 2024

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E-hailing drivers on strike in Cape Town

Drivers want the government to intervene to improve their conditions

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News | 17 September 2024

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Hundreds of Limpopo villagers march to Eskom to demand an end to load reduction

They blame illegal connections for their electricity troubles and want Eskom to intervene

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Brief | 17 September 2024

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eThekwini Municipality mum on investigation into company selling water illegally

Municipality pledges to buy 100 water trucks to end its need to hire them

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Brief | 17 September 2024

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Death toll rises to seven after police swoop on informal gold miners

Some miners have already gone back to work to earn money and repatriate the bodies of their colleagues

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News | 17 September 2024

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Pensioners allowed back on Community Works Programme

Department of Co-operative Governance reverses decision to end contracts of about 35,000 employees who also get old age grants

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Brief | 17 September 2024

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Live wires litter streets of Refilwe township in Tshwane

Two cows have been electrocuted

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