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Recaptured Thabo Bester returns to the courtroom

Bester charged with escaping from Mangaung prison

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Brief | 14 April 2023

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People occupying Observatory site reject City of Cape Town’s housing offers

They argue that the sites in Philippi, Mfuleni and the Culemborg Safe Space are not reasonable housing options

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News | 14 April 2023

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Why we investigated the Thabo Bester story

This was a story that was both immensely interesting and of immense public interest

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GroundView | 14 April 2023

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Lack of funds forces Philippi vegetable soup kitchen to cut down on meals

Food for Life South Africa distributes plant-based meals over weekends across the Cape Flats and parts of the Western Cape

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News | 14 April 2023

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From shack to stage: Dunoon playwright scoops awards

Play by Ayanda ka Nobakabona from Zwelitsha informal settlement in Cape Town wins awards

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Brief | 14 April 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: ministers and officials scramble to answer MPs’ questions

“I did everything I was supposed to do” says Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola

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Parliament | 14 April 2023

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Nandipha Magudumana appears in court for first time

Bail application postponed until 17 April after Thabo Bester’s lover and alleged accomplice returned to South Africa

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Brief | 13 April 2023

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Zimbabwean Exemption Permit: Minister acted outside his powers, court told

“We are sleepwalking into a catastrophe”, says lawyer for Zimbabwe Immigrants Forum

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Law | 13 April 2023

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Witness in case of officer accused of murder of homeless man fails to come to court

Dumisani Joxo died in January 2022 after he was shot during an altercation in Rondebosch

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Brief | 13 April 2023

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Social Justice Coalition fraud case postponed again

Accused Xolani Klaas to appear in court next month

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Brief | 13 April 2023

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Lottery-funded Soweto “sports complex” is just a dumpsite

The National Lotteries Commission is trying to get back R6-million awarded to the Motheo Sports and Entertainment Foundation

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News | 13 April 2023

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Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana back in South Africa - and behind bars

Magudumana charged with murder and violation of bodies

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Brief | 13 April 2023

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Eastern Cape learners stuck at home without school transport

Department says it does not know how many learners need transport

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Brief | 13 April 2023

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Thabo Bester saga: MPs from all parties grill G4S

Private prison company claims it cooperated with state’s investigation

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Parliament | 13 April 2023

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ZEP: no rights were taken away, Home Affairs’ lawyers tell court

“Government is free to change the policy”

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Law | 12 April 2023

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Cape Town’s water crisis worsened by the rich, study finds

Wealthy households use more than half the city’s water, say authors of article published in leading scientific journal

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Science | 12 April 2023

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