South Africa

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Health department agrees to pay nurses uniform allowance

The temporary allowance is R3,153

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Brief | 17 October 2023

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Lawyers fed-up with shambles in Master’s Offices

“We’ve been waiting for files for years”

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News | 17 October 2023

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Cape Flats fishermen still catching carp despite City health warning

The municipality has suspended fishing at Zeekoevlei due to high heavy metal levels, but people are still fishing in the Lotus River canal

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News | 17 October 2023

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This is how I try to survive crime in Philippi

Living in Samora Machel, Cape Town, you hear gunshots any time of the day

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News | 17 October 2023

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Protesters from 68 Eastern Cape villages converge in Bhisho to demand clean water

Representatives march to the provincial office of COGTA under the banner of the Inyanda National Land Movement

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News | 16 October 2023

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Court error causes years of delay in prisoner’s appeal

Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services received 2,244 complaints from prisoners appealing their sentences. KZN accounted for nearly half of these.

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News | 16 October 2023

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Court showdown over Cape Flats evictions

“We are not here because we want to be here. We are here because we need homes.”

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News | 16 October 2023

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March in Cape Town in support of Gaza as Israel orders evacuation

Official death toll rises to 3,000 - over 1,200 Israelis and about 1,800 Palestinians - as violence escalates

Text by Matthew Hirsch and Nathan Geffen. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

News | 13 October 2023

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KZN teachers march for safety at schools

“Some of our colleagues have been brutally murdered while at the workplace”

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Brief | 13 October 2023

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eThekwini land occupiers claim officials attacked them without warning

The municipality claims it faced violent resistance when it was carrying out shack demolitions

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News | 13 October 2023

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Animal clinic staff beaten and robbed at gunpoint

Mdzananda staff were busy building a fence for Khayelitsha residents who wanted to adopt a dog

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Brief | 13 October 2023

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How complaints against judges are handled needs to change

The Judicial Service Commission’s failings threaten judicial accountability and independence

Judith February, Chris Oxtoby, Mbekezeli Benjamin, Joe Mayson, Luthando Vilakazi, Nomfundo Ramalekana and Jenna Maujean

Opinion | 13 October 2023

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Every Saturday this small shack turns into a vibrant children’s book club

Philippi resident Sindeka Mandoyi started the Chosi-chosi book club in 2019 to share her passion for reading

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News | 13 October 2023

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People living with disabilities march to Musina municipality for services and jobs

“The municipality has no heart for disabled people” says mother with three disabled children

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Brief | 12 October 2023

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Almost 4,000 households still to be moved off Cape Town railway land

While plans for temporary relocation of 891 households occupying the Central Line are making progress, thousands of households remain on the railway

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News | 12 October 2023

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Walter Sisulu students spend the night in jail after NSFAS protest

University says it is NSFAS’s responsibility to resolve the issue with students

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Brief | 12 October 2023