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Somali owners close spaza shops as crime rises in Gqeberha

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Human rights report shows need to decriminalise sex workers, says NGO

The South African government plans to decriminalise sex work, a move expected to give sex workers some protection

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News | 12 December 2022

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R15m for 5-night show - the Tsotsi star’s Lottery-funded musical

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News | 12 December 2022

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“Bizarre” case reveals that magistrates lack training

Man convicted without having pleaded or charges being put to him

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Law | 12 December 2022

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Athlone fire victims sleep outside months later

Residents contest list of names given to the City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre

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News | 12 December 2022

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Nearly R2 billion for apartheid reparations is unspent

The President’s Fund is growing as apartheid’s victims wait

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News | 12 December 2022

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Public sector workers march to Parliament, reject 3% wage increase

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Mothers speak out about traumatic births at hospitals

Social movement raises awareness about obstetric violence

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Sex workers tell minister police rape, rob and abuse them

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Metrorail Central Line occupiers protest over delays

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Shoprite truck drivers protest for basic salary and transport allowance

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Understanding Eskom’s high failure rate

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“I had to put my groceries back” says Delft mother after her SASSA card was declined

Postbank abruptly suspended grant withdrawals at ATMs after incidents of fraud

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News | 8 December 2022

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Man dies during eight-hour wait for an ambulance

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News | 8 December 2022

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The Fish River runs through Cradock, but the town faces a water crisis

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News | 7 December 2022

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Concourt did not legalise weed in the workplace – Labour Court rules

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