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Court ruling provides some relief for borrowers

Maximum interest rate on second loans reduced

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Law | 7 December 2018

Portia Michaels has stayed in Longlands for 28 years.

Farm community demands homes promised over a decade ago

Stellenbosch Municipality blames developer for delays

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Feature | 7 December 2018

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People robbed of ARVs because of whoonga myth

No ingredients in ARVs help people get high

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News | 7 December 2018

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Westlake township residents get water one hour a day, while affluent neigbours have normal supply

Residents have to get up at 4am to get a small amount of water

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News | 6 December 2018

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Nearly 1,800 low-income families could benefit from Conradie Hospital housing project

Western Cape government confirms development will proceed

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Brief | 6 December 2018

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Condemning Israel is not hate speech, Appeal Court finds

Finding against COSATU’s Bongani Masuku overturned

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Law | 6 December 2018

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Concourt rules on debt collection notices

Justice for beneficiaries of low-cost Cape Town housing scheme

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Law | 6 December 2018

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Concourt agrees: people guilty of serious crimes will not qualify for refugee status

However, extradition law still protects their fundamental rights

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Law | 6 December 2018

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Workers barred from picketing at Dis-Chem

Company claims historic victory in Labour Court; four workers arrested

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News | 5 December 2018

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N2 Highway: communities were not consulted, court told

Department of Environmental Affairs accused of unfair procedure

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News | 5 December 2018

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Housing activists remove their shacks from inner city prime land

Court order brings housing protest in Cape Town CBD to an abrupt end on Tuesday night

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News | 5 December 2018

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Informal miners risk their lives to make R25 from a wheelbarrow of coal

Villagers dig for coal in Newcastle

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Brief | 5 December 2018

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PRASA spent millions on automated gates that don’t work

Lucky Montana used the 2010 World Cup to justify a closed tender for the gates, but work on them only began months after the event finished, according to the Public Protector

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News | 5 December 2018

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When can a landlord evict law-abiding tenants to renovate?

More than 50 tenants of a derelict building in Hillbrow have taken their landlord to the Constitutional Court

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Law | 5 December 2018

About 100 Reclaim the City supporters and members protest on a piece of land labeled "SiteB" in the Foreshore.

Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land

“We are serious about decent and well-located affordable housing,” say protesters

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News | 4 December 2018

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Appeal Court strikes down infamous locomotive contract

Former CEO Lucky Montana misled PRASA board, says court

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Law | 4 December 2018

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