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Authorities prepare South Africa for coronavirus

No cases detected in the country, but National Institute for Communicable Diseases has put systems in place

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News | 27 January 2020

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Parents, learners shut down Port Elizabeth school

Construction delayed after Eastern Cape education department fails to pay building contractors

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News | 27 January 2020

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Drivers stoned, vehicle set alight in Gugulethu protest

Avanza drivers forced to turn around

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News | 27 January 2020

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Can you be retrenched without being consulted? Constitutional Court makes a far-reaching ruling

AMCU challenged sections of the Labour Relations Act

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Law | 27 January 2020

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Traders and shopowners face off over sewage spill

Motorists are splashing sewage onto my meat, says Cape Town trader

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Brief | 27 January 2020

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Over 100 judgments have been outstanding for more than six months

This is up from 87 at the end of 2018

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News | 27 January 2020

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Muddle over Cape High Court’s late judgments

Judge President Hlophe fails to explain why numbers don’t match

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News | 27 January 2020

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Commuters protest to stop bus company from closing

Judge extends liquidation of North West Transport Investments until June

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News | 24 January 2020

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“I’m still shaking with fear” says Newcastle shop owner - STORY RETRACTED

Dozens of immigrant-owned stores in Osizweni and Madadeni were ransacked and vandalised on Thursday

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Brief | 24 January 2020

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Protest shuts down overcrowded school

Parents demand temporary classrooms to accommodate learners who were sent home

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Brief | 24 January 2020

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Train commuters protest after being told to move to second-class carriage

Metrorail apologises for ticket conductor’s behaviour

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Brief | 24 January 2020

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Why Makhanda residents are taking their municipality to court

Sewage spills are an environmental and health crisis

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Opinion | 24 January 2020

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R77 million school construction project stalled since 2018

Public Works says Eastern Cape Education Department has not been paying bills

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News | 24 January 2020

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Township schools run sports events in the street

MEC tells schools to apply for Lottery funding

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Brief | 24 January 2020

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Heads-up: Making smileys has been in Noluthando Gaika’s family for four generations

Gugulethu business is thriving

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News | 24 January 2020

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Fifteen-year wait for KwaNobuhle bridge finally over

Construction underway on a new bridge where dozens of learners cross river daily

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Brief | 24 January 2020

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