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Families in Cape Townā€™s squalid backyards are still waiting for promised housing project

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Nearly 750,000 driving licences are waiting to be printed - but at least the printing machine is working again

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Judgeā€™s secretary told a colleague that a ā€œfather figureā€ was abusing her, tribunal hears

Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is accused of sexual harassment

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News | 8 May 2025

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Joburg wheelchair users demand houses

City criticised for sidelining them

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Lottery workers march in Pretoria

Workers demand higher wages and changes to the way the National Lotteries Commission is run

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News | 8 May 2025

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Homes bulldozed in Roodepoort

City of Joburg says this is not an ā€œevictionā€ but a ā€œrelocationā€

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News | 8 May 2025

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Complainant ā€œflirtedā€ with Judge President Mbenenge, tribunal told

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People waiting in long queues told us their frustrations

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News | 7 May 2025

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Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments

Department of Social Development is improving but problems remain

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News | 7 May 2025

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Chaos in Flagstaff as municipality demolishes homes ā€˜soldā€™ by chief

Municipality says property is earmarked for development

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News | 7 May 2025

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Universal access to trains: Metrorailā€™s empty promises

New trains have spaces for wheelchairs but many stations and platforms are inaccessible

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News | 7 May 2025

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Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

Law which stripped citizenship from South Africans who took another countryā€™s citizenship is unconstitutional

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Judgeā€™s eggplant and banana emojis had ā€œsexual connotationsā€, tribunal told

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Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

In split decision, apex court upholds Labour Court ruling

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District Six families must wait at least three more years to return

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Feature | 6 May 2025

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Thousands of SASSA grants to be withheld this week

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