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“I was fearing for my life” officer tells court during homeless murder trial

Her colleague is on trial after Dumisani Joxo was shot and killed in 2022

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News | 12 September 2023

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51 people homeless after fire in Dunoon

“My whole life was in that shack”

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Brief | 12 September 2023

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Cape Town’s long history of struggling for enough water

Science for the People seminar tells the story of the city’s water supply since 1650

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News | 12 September 2023

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Another Kariega leader shot dead

Two shootings one year apart have unnerved the community

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News | 12 September 2023

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Four years and R7-million later, villages still sit without power

Mzimvubu Municipality has been incapable of finishing an electrification project it started in 2018

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Brief | 12 September 2023

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Doctor fails to block SIU from probing his Lottery connection

Court rules that John Marite has no case against Special Investigating Unit

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Law | 12 September 2023

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Farmer seeks ‘pardon’ for illegally enlarging dam

The application raises concerns over water use in the Western Cape

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News | 12 September 2023

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Langa residents up in arms over indoor sports centre closure

“We are too unfit to compete against other clubs” says Langa rugby player

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News | 11 September 2023

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Nandipha Magudumana denied bail

Bloemfontein magistrate says “nothing would stand in her way” to assist Bester escape again

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News | 11 September 2023

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Social grants is one government system that must not fail

26-million people depend on it

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GroundView | 11 September 2023

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Woman “wrongly” sentenced to 16 years for drug dealing must be immediately released

Beaufort West magistrate committed a litany of errors in sentencing says High Court

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Law | 11 September 2023

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Farm workers march against pesticides

They call on European company to stop exporting EU-banned pesticides to South Africa

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News | 9 September 2023

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Loved ones who perished in the Joburg building fire

We spoke to surviving relatives at the Hofland Community Centre shelter

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News | 8 September 2023

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Zimbabweans in SA march to demand elections be nullified

“We just want to go home,” protesters chanted

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Brief | 8 September 2023

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Grant recipients have to take loans because of “payment glitch”

“It’s my only source of income” says pensioner

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News | 8 September 2023

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Cape Town proceeds with rail dispute despite President’s assurances

Cyril Ramaphosa has told Parliament rail devolution is on track. The City of Cape Town disagrees.

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News | 8 September 2023

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