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Eastern Cape health centre doesn’t comply with fire safety rules

The Dutywa Health Centre, where the incinerator room was gutted by fire on Saturday, does not have a valid compliance certificate

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News | 21 August 2024

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Protesters beg for development in their small Eastern Cape town

Tsomo residents march to municipal offices

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King promises to help as extortion hits Mthatha schools

Syndicate closing down businesses and schools

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In this village you only get tap water on Fridays

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Surprise move in litigation over African Penguins

New minister wants to settle case brought by conservation groups

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Hundreds of workers on strike at Premier sweet factory

More than 600 workers down tools at Mr Sweet, demanding a minimum wage of R19,500 a month

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Farmers need support after devastating Riverlands flood

A lack of security of tenure and of agricultural support from government has compounded the disaster

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Riverlands families struggle to pick up the pieces after flash floods

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News | 20 August 2024

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Pensioners dropped from Community Works Programme

Department of Co-operative Governance wants to end “double-dipping”

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News | 20 August 2024

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SASSA office in Strand will only re-open after September

Applicants for grants urged to use the online system

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Brief | 20 August 2024

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Households left without electricity as Eskom implements load reduction

Power utility says this is necessary to protect transformers overloaded by illegal connections

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News | 20 August 2024

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Mpumalanga village has had no police station since two cops were killed there in 2002

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News | 20 August 2024

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Vets are leaving South Africa in droves

They battle tough working environments in rural areas

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Shops destroyed by fire in downtown Joburg

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Police minister’s legal tardiness opens way for default rape case judgment

Leave to appeal in transgender case turned down by High Court

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News | 19 August 2024

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Project to make taxi criminals easier to identify

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