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Ombud finds IOL broke press code on Renaldo Gouws video

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Survivors mark anniversary of tragic Marshalltown fire

100 people gather at Usindiso building to light candles

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Brief | 2 September 2024

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Rules for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October

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Journalist fled Gaza to save her family

Youmna El Sayed says the Israeli military is targeting Palestinian journalists

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Interview | 2 September 2024

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Musina community threaten to shut down toll

Residents blame what they described as a ‘porous border’, for exacerbating crime in their communities.

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Brief | 2 September 2024

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Judge Lindiwe Rusi vs City Press: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

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Law | 2 September 2024

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Man burns to death as police swoop on informal miners

Daggafontein community furious with authorities for “violent” response of authorities to work that fuels their local economy

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News | 31 August 2024

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Court asked to compel PRASA to return belongings of foreshore land occupiers

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Brief | 30 August 2024

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Security guards picket at Groote Schuur Hospital

The striking workers claim they have been paid late two months in a row

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News | 30 August 2024

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Tensions mount as Cape Town farmers face relocation

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News | 30 August 2024

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Blackout in eastern Free State after substation vandalised

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Brief | 30 August 2024

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Mamelodi residents threaten relocated flood victims

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News | 30 August 2024

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Court criticises PRASA for illegal evictions

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News | 29 August 2024

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Hundreds march to Tshwane mayor’s office demanding debt write-off

“Please accommodate our motion to write off our debts”

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Luxury properties seized in new Lottery crackdown

Pretoria High Court grants preservation order over assets

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News | 29 August 2024

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“Battered woman syndrome”: law to be challenged

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