South Africa

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In photos: Cape Town’s favourite public space

Thousands visit Sea Point pool, one of the few municipal pools operating during the drought

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Photo Essay | 8 January 2018

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Court victory for victims of Mooiriver fire

Mpofana Municipality must provide accommodation before it can evict residents living in hall

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Law | 21 December 2017

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UniteBehind goes to court against PRASA and Minister of Transport

Urgent application to reverse decision to suspend Legal Panel

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Brief | 19 December 2017

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Accused acquitted in high profile Khayelitsha murder case

Sinoxolo Mafevuka was murdered when she went to the toilet at night

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Law | 19 December 2017

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News that mattered: 2017 in photos

Drought, protests, anger over the social grants payment system, and the collapse of Metrorail marked this year.

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Photo Essay | 18 December 2017

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Court frees man convicted of murder because of incomplete trial record

Judgment will put pressure on lower courts to get their record-keeping right

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Law | 15 December 2017

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Cape Town refugee centre must be opened by end of March

Constitutional Court rejects Home Affairs application for leave

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Brief | 15 December 2017

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Fewer poor infants receive grants in Western Cape and Gauteng

12 million of 17.2 million social grants are for child support

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News | 15 December 2017

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Municipality spurns Addo residents’ call for upgrades

There are no public toilets and the roads are ridden with potholes

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News | 15 December 2017

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Forensic auditor’s recommendation on PRASA security company ignored

Unclear how such an obscure company won contracts worth R118 million from 2010 to 2016

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News | 15 December 2017

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Bottled water and the drought

We asked some major suppliers about pricing, storage, and recycling

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News | 15 December 2017

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Rhodes criticised for expelling “rape culture” protesters

University has banned two female students for life following protests in 2016

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News | 14 December 2017

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Historical land battle decided in Constitutional Court

Xhosa community wins right to land, but settler descendants will not lose everything

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Law | 14 December 2017

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Lwando Mzandisi: a role model in the struggle for social justice

Education activist died far too young, but made a big impact in his short life

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Obituary | 14 December 2017

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Paramedic: “We are scared of the community we work for”

Paramedic Sibusiso Mthethwa was shot dead outside Edendale Hospital in June

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Brief | 14 December 2017

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Two years later Gouda’s train station remains closed and broken

PRASA’s broken supply chain system caused delay

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News | 14 December 2017