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Court hears black communities get inferior police services

Civil society organisations want a declaration that the allocation of officers in the Western Cape is discriminatory

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Law | 29 November 2017

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Treasury covering up grand-scale corruption at PRASA

Deputy Finance Minister Sfiso Buthelezi and former CEO Lucky Montana implicated over and over again

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Feature | 29 November 2017

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Day 11: Court hears of witness to Michael Komape’s death

Boy who drowned in toilet could have been found sooner

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Law | 28 November 2017

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Developers accused of hijacking Obz civic association

Legal action threatened following attempt to hold new elections

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News | 28 November 2017

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Municipality accused of corruption opposes audit

“We want our houses back” shout residents

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News | 28 November 2017

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Orphaned child’s 10-year battle for a birth certificate

Family caught in catch-22 situation

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News | 28 November 2017

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At last, some hope for injured workers

Compensation Fund starts to work properly again

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Analysis | 28 November 2017

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Day 10: Calls for help from Michael Komape’s school unanswered for years

Former principal’s testimony supports the family’s claim against the state

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Law | 27 November 2017

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Security guards do nothing as Metrorail commuters robbed

Guards had batons, while robbers had firearms

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Brief | 27 November 2017

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How much did CPS make from social grants?

Panel of Experts questions Cash Paymaster Services profit submission to Constitutional Court

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News | 27 November 2017

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Ground-breaking police resources case in court at last

Activists want court to declare that present system discriminates against poor people

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Law | 27 November 2017

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MK veterans cut off N3

Demonstration was an angry reaction to Black Monday protests

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Brief | 24 November 2017

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Unions call for R8,500 instead of R3,000 for farm workers

Vavi calls for May Day shutdown

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News | 24 November 2017

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R12 million flower festival for Parys

Controversy over how the benefits will be spread

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News | 24 November 2017

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SASSA’s failures make smooth grant handover impossible, warn experts

Deadline reached for SASSA to make deal with Post Office

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News | 24 November 2017

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Komape trial shows state at most callous, and other stories

GroundUp’s stories from the past seven days

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Newsletter | 24 November 2017

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