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Exposed: The Sunday World’s lucrative partnership with the Lottery

The newspaper got millions of rands of Lottery advertising and also ran stories to counter exposés of corruption

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Feature | 3 August 2023

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Big cats among victims as snare trapping spreads in Western Cape

Plan launched to deal with problem, which is partly driven by food insecurity

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News | 3 August 2023

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Cheetah spotted in Djibouti for the first time in over 30 years

Team headed by Cape Town researcher makes exciting discovery during a biodiversity survey

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News | 3 August 2023

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Expelled NUMSA deputy president takes union to court

Ruth Ntlokotse wants court to declare her expulsion unlawful

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News | 2 August 2023

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Local municipality blames City of Tshwane for breaking water supply contract

The municipality has asked the SA Human Rights Commission to intervene a second time

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News | 2 August 2023

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Five working days and a decent wage, demand Community Work Programme employees

Hundreds of workers marched in Pretoria saying the CWP has failed in its goal to alleviate poverty

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Brief | 2 August 2023

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Teachers quit Eastern Cape school after accusations of violence against learners

Ngqeleni Junior Secondary School has been short of 14 teachers since March

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News | 2 August 2023

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Unions bring Makhado municipality to a standstill over “political interference”

Unions claim that Limpopo politicians are interfering in the recruitment of the chief financial officer

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News | 1 August 2023

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Judge Makhubele hearing postponed because of outstanding legal fees

“Millions” owed for the judge’s legal representation

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News | 1 August 2023

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Municipality in court for cutting off water to school with 500 learners

Judge orders Mogale City to immediately reinstate the water supply to Krugersdorp school

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News | 1 August 2023

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Police accused of shooting teenager during Slovo Park protest

SAPS investigating death of 16-year-old Karabo Chaka

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Brief | 1 August 2023

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Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

The City of Cape Town has welcomed heritage approval to proceed with its social housing plans, but the hospital is already occupied

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News | 1 August 2023

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Khayelitsha volunteers roll up sleeves to clean up uncollected rubbish

Residents say the contractor stopped cleaning over two months ago because of a dispute with the City

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News | 1 August 2023

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R78-million Sebokeng license centre left to rot

R91-million needed to fix it, according to opposition MPL

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Brief | 1 August 2023

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Judge wants her conduct tribunal postponed because of payment delay

#UniteBehind calls for Judge Makhubele’s legal costs to be made public

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News | 31 July 2023

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“We are prisoners in our own homes” says Riverlea resident

Protests held against violence blamed on turf wars between zama zamas

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