South Africa|Gauteng

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Showdown with Herman Mashaba looms over housing court order

Municipality has missed deadline to find accommodation for Hillbrow residents, but Johannesburg official says backlog is the fault of past administrations

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News | 15 January 2019

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The Lawyer, the Lottery and millions in dodgy grants

National Lotteries Commission launches investigation into multi-million rand grants

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News | 14 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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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

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Court hears objections to new N2 highway

New Wild Coast route shortens road by 75km but passes through ancestral land

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News | 4 December 2018

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Court spells out to SANDF how it must accommodate Marievale residents

But application that the army is in contempt of a previous court order fails

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News | 3 December 2018

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Judge criticises judge in PRASA case

Judge Tintswalo Nana Makhubele “ought not to to undertake any judicial duties until she clears her name of the allegations against her”

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Law | 29 November 2018

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Court orders SASSA to pay grants into accounts chosen by beneficiaries

Application was brought by beneficiaries with EasyPay Everywhere accounts held at Grindrod Bank

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News | 29 November 2018

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The curious case of PRASA’s “simulated” robbery

Security guards released on bail after allegedly tying up fellow guards and attempting to steal vehicles

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News | 28 November 2018