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Eviction looms for 3,000 shackdwellers in Tshwane

Residents of Mahlangu informal settlement face an uncertain future

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Bonteheuwel learners on the march

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Thabo Bester and hundreds of other prisoners kept in unlawful conditions, says inspectorate

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In photos: Metrorail train derails in Paarl

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Why the Woolies boss was paid 1,300 times as much as a shopfloor worker

Report by Just Share exposes pay gaps in the retail and wholesale sector

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Court ruling on asylum seekers welcomed

Judge prohibits Home Affairs officials deporting people who intend to apply for asylum

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Are South Africa’s dams safe? Government does not know

A lack of qualified inspectors and low compliance with safety reports raises concerns in Parliament

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West Coast fishers say fishing policy is crippling them

Saldanha and Langebaan fishers say they barely make a livelihood from their quotas

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We are doing in depth reports on municipalities across the country ahead of the 2026 local elections.

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Cape Flats murders are on the rise

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Whatever Trump says, whites are not doing badly in South Africa

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