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Siyaya was “stuck in their own mud” before Judge Makhubele intervened, tribunal hears

Advocate argues it was not unusual for a PRASA board chairperson to take an interest in legal matters, but former legal head questions the manner of engagement

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News | 12 May 2023

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Refugees say they fear death if they return to local communities

Nearly four years after the UNHCR protests, Bellville camp asylum seekers choose unsanitary camp conditions rather than face xenophobia and crime

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News | 12 May 2023

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Future of Cape Town City Ballet uncertain as dispute between CEO and board drags on

Board accused of “acting irregularly, un-procedurally, and illegally to push their CEO out”

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News | 12 May 2023

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Vital court battle over what kinds of toilets the state must provide

Ekurhuleni community wants unsafe and unhygienic chemical toilets replaced with flushing ones

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Law | 12 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: alleged conspirators apply for bail

Nandipha Magudumana withdrew her application in light of “new information”

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News | 11 May 2023

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Witness describes Judge Makhubele’s unusual interest in dodgy Siyaya deal

Fani Dingiswayo tells the Judicial Conduct Tribunal that Makhubele pushed for a settlement with Siyaya rather than defend their claims in court

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Law | 11 May 2023

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Parents block school entrance in Cofimvaba after scholar transport cancelled

Most of the affected learners live in St Mark’s, about 26 kilometres from Isikhoba Nombewu Technical School

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News | 11 May 2023

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Pensioners have to pay people to queue for them at Nyanga clinic

Patients at Nyanga Community Day Clinic says services have been deteriorating

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News | 11 May 2023

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This Tshwane police station has not had electricity for three years

Rietgat station in Soshanguve used to get electricity from the train station

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Brief | 11 May 2023

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Mud classrooms crumble while building materials sit on site

Contractor appointed to build prefab classrooms in Qombolo village disappeared six years ago

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News | 11 May 2023

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AmaBhungane’s journalists versus Zunaid Moti and Paul O’Sullivan

Reporters fear arrest after exposé links businessman to Zimbabwean president

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News | 10 May 2023

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Explosive email read at Judge Makhubele’s tribunal

Advocate Elaine Zungu led evidence showing that the judge ordered payment to Siyaya when she chaired the PRASA board

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News | 10 May 2023

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Victims shot by gangs using “Prinsloo Guns” launch class action

Guns stolen by two police officers killed more than 1,000 people, Gun Free SA and nine families claim in court papers

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News | 10 May 2023

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RDP homeowners “encroaching” on municipal land told to tear down properties

Johannesburg Roads Agency plans to tar Mlilo Street soon. But some houses have been extended onto the road reserve

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News | 10 May 2023

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Revealed: how Angie Motshekga’s reading plan failed SA’s children

President Ramaphosa announced a “massive reading campaign” in 2019. It never got off the ground.

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Feature | 10 May 2023

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Hundreds of protesters close Limpopo roads

Villagers want Musina-Thohoyandou road tarred

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News | 10 May 2023

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