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People trying to seek asylum should not be deported, court hears

Human rights organisation wants Refugees Act amendments declared unconstitutional

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Law | 28 February 2025

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No-fee school sends learners home for not paying donations

Alfonso Arries Primary School in Gqeberha said parents took a decision to donate R100 per child to fix the crumbling school

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Brief | 28 February 2025

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The Expropriation Act: We are focusing on the wrong questions

The shrill debate is a distraction from the real issue

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Opinion | 28 February 2025

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Picket for water budget increase during Joburg council meeting

Activists gather outside the City Council in Braamfontein to picket about water challenges affecting millions of residents

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Brief | 27 February 2025

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Mass protest against failing Makana municipality

Archbishop calls for immediate removal of mayor, speaker and chief financial officer

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Brief | 27 February 2025

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Philippi families demand electricity

But in order for electricity infrastructure to be installed, the City of Cape Town says, some families must move

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News | 27 February 2025

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Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Two weeks before the hearing, Western Cape Government announced the Sea Point property will include affordable housing

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News | 27 February 2025

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Lottery executive loses bid to delay disciplinary hearing

Judge says Gugulethu Yako’s appeal has no merit

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Law | 27 February 2025

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Hundreds of Limpopo villagers protest about potholes

The provincial roads department says there’s no budget to complete repairs on the busy D4 linking Elim to the N1

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News | 27 February 2025

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Serious flaws in SASSA system, MPs are told - again

Unclear why same investigators, with unclear qualifications for the job, have presented more or less the same obvious findings to Parliament a second time

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News | 26 February 2025

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PRASA and City rail agreement finally gets going

But Zackie Achmat criticises plan for lacking firm targets, commitments, and timelines

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News | 26 February 2025

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US-funded programmes in South Africa benefit the US too

The world class research conducted in SA is vital for everyone

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Opinion | 26 February 2025

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Operation Dudula’s victims demand justice

Litigation against the vigilante group started a year ago

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News | 26 February 2025

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Women workers win major victory on minimum wage

Company not allowed to base workers’ pay on targets, says CCMA

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Law | 25 February 2025

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Durban students protest housing crisis

Hundreds of Thekwini College TVET students say they haven’t been able to pay for residences due to funding bungle

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Brief | 25 February 2025

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Refugees wait decades for Home Affairs to recognise their families

Despite a 2019 court ruling on “family joining”, spouses and children of asylum seekers are struggling to get documented

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News | 25 February 2025