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City acts to clarify discrepancy in Rietvlei water quality tests

Tests conducted by Milnerton club contradict City’s tests that found high E. coli levels

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News | 4 February 2022

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Chief Justice candidates: Zondo asserts his authority, independence and impartiality

Justice Zondo said he knew he would make enemies when he agreed to chair the commission into state capture

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Law | 4 February 2022

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Committee to decide on Pfizer vaccine for adolescents

This follows an appeal by vaccine sceptics against SAHPRA’s decision to approve this Covid vaccine for teenagers

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Brief | 4 February 2022

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Video: Parents at crumbling school cannot get answers from education department - and neither can we

Allegations against principal also unanswered

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Refugees struggle to renew their asylum documents with Home Affairs online system

Some asylum seekers have missed the 31 December 2021 deadline

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News | 4 February 2022

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Limpopo school left without a roof for seven years

Storm damage to Rakgoatha Primary was never repaired ​​​​​​​

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Chief Justice candidates: Dunstan Mlambo – a strong proponent of modernising the courts

Mlambo has a reputation of being a people’s person and says he would have an “open door” policy

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Seven arrested during raid at Cissie Gool House appear in court

Five of those arrested were released on bail

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What can you do to reduce the risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection?

Part four in our series on antibiotic resistance

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Science | 3 February 2022

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Former school drop-out says boxing saved her

Now Emihle Ntunja from Langa needs kit and nutrition

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News | 3 February 2022

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Municipal officials accused of complicity in land grab

Buffalo City denies it but has launched a probe

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News | 3 February 2022

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Chief Justice candidates: Mandisa Maya says South Africa has always been ready for a woman Chief Justice

Mandisa Maya is the only woman candidate for the position

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News | 2 February 2022

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Security guards and cleaners at Gauteng hospitals demand permanent employment

Union members say they are exploited and lack job security under private companies

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News | 2 February 2022

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Dumpsites finally cleared after reporter asks questions

Rubbish was piling up in Blackburn Village informal settlement north of Durban

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Brief | 2 February 2022

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Mitchells Plain train stations are in ruins

But Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the Central Line will be running again by July 2022

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Photo Essay | 2 February 2022

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Immigrant traders in Gauteng fear for their safety after wave of xenophobic attacks

City of Johannesburg promises that traders allocated spaces will not be harassed or attacked

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