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African championships get underway despite Basketball South Africa’s bungling

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News | 3 September 2024

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Ombud finds IOL broke press code on Renaldo Gouws video

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Law | 3 September 2024

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Survivors mark anniversary of tragic Marshalltown fire

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Rules for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October

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News | 2 September 2024

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Journalist fled Gaza to save her family

Youmna El Sayed says the Israeli military is targeting Palestinian journalists

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Interview | 2 September 2024

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Musina community threaten to shut down toll

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Judge Lindiwe Rusi vs City Press: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Journalists need to be careful when repeating previously published allegations

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Law | 2 September 2024

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Man burns to death as police swoop on informal miners

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News | 31 August 2024

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Court asked to compel PRASA to return belongings of foreshore land occupiers

But PRASA denies it did anything

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Brief | 30 August 2024

Elections 2026

How is your municipality doing?

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

Elections 2026

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Cape Flats murders are on the rise

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What the latest tests say about beach water quality in Durban and Cape Town

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