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Where to get your grant after 1 April

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News | 12 December 2017

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Silicosis: Department of Mineral Resources slams “lawyers who loot”

Deputy minister cites asbestos case in bid to muscle in on new trust fund

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News | 12 December 2017

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Court action to stop PRASA “conspiracy”

Rail agency misses UniteBehind’s deadline and now faces litigation

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News | 12 December 2017

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The tragedy facing mentally ill people in South Africa

Khululabantu Bam story brings home desperate need for better care

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News | 11 December 2017

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Silicosis: we’re close to a deal with the mines, says miners’ attorney

Rate of deaths among mineworkers makes settlement urgent

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News | 11 December 2017

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Metrorail’s lies

Blaming vandalism and theft for the closure of major Cape Town commuter line is disingenuous

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GroundView | 11 December 2017

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Spat over Cape Town school’s swimming pool plan

City approves elite school’s proposal in midst of drought

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News | 8 December 2017

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How fishing in a Western Cape town is dying

“Our people have lived off the river for years … but fish don’t come here anymore”

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Feature | 8 December 2017

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Health Department moves mentally challenged patients without families’ permission

Families not told where patients moved to

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News | 8 December 2017

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The terrible price of PRASA’s negligence and corruption

Officials flout the law on train safety

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Opinion | 8 December 2017

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Metrorail’s own stats show how bad its service is

On some lines, half the scheduled trains don’t run at all

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News | 7 December 2017

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Cape Town’s sluggish judges

One judge has six judgments outstanding for more than a year

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Law | 7 December 2017

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Victory for women in polygamous marriages

Constitutional Court recognises their property rights

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Law | 7 December 2017

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Durban activists defy bad weather to protest against council media ban

“They want to pass this law because they want to continue stealing money”

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Brief | 6 December 2017

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R60 billion banks lawsuit heads for Gauteng court

Constitutional Court refuses to hear application

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Brief | 6 December 2017

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Repossession of homes: Nedbank responds to criticism

Nedbank does not make a profit from repossessions, says the bank

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