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Makhubele hearing: Judge’s advocate says PRASA employees made major concessions to Siyaya

Claim disputed by PRASA’s lawyer

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News | 17 May 2023

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Elderly women picket outside Nyanga clinic demanding better service

They say that there are stock-outs on certain medications, long queues and missing folders

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Brief | 17 May 2023

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City of Cape Town to launch new unit to protect workers in Philippi

Reward offered for information leading to arrests of anyone targeting City staff

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News | 17 May 2023

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Minister says “no” to City of Cape Town bid to take over the trains

City must just move people off the lines, says Sindiswe Chikunga

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News | 17 May 2023

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SA’s children have lost a decade of reading progress, study shows

International study confirms that eight out of ten grade 4 learners still can’t read for meaning

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News | 17 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: lawyer asks court to “satisfy itself” that the man in the dock is indeed Bester

Bail hearing of five alleged conspirators to continue on Friday

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News | 16 May 2023

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PRASA attorney didn’t know about concessions that led to Siyaya settlement, tribunal told

The attorney acting on behalf of PRASA says he could not determine whether concessions were made by PRASA employees as claimed.

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Law | 16 May 2023

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Drop in support from government is “devastating” for community newspapers

Five community newspapers in KwaZulu-Natal have been forced to close down after advertising cuts by the state

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News | 16 May 2023

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Flooding in Eastern Cape: municipality blames residents, residents blame municipality

1,200 people evacuated in Nelson Mandela Bay after heavy rains

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Photo Essay | 16 May 2023

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Court bid to reform political party funding

“We simply do not know if the ANC or the DA obtains the majority of its funds from small donors or the big corporates” says My Vote Counts

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Law | 16 May 2023

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PRASA had no leg to stand on in Siyaya matters, tribunal on Makhubele hears

Siyaya lawyer testifies on how R56-million settlement was reached

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Law | 16 May 2023

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Protesters from Khoisan occupation picket on N2

Knoflokskraal residents want to be allowed to repair their homes and be allowed to farm the land.

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News | 15 May 2023

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First glimpse of plans for Salt River and Woodstock

Some of the concerns raised at the meeting on Saturday were about green spaces, transport, and housing

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News | 15 May 2023

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Loadshedding hits clinic waiting times

Patients say they queue for hours at Dunoon Community Health Centre in Cape Town

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News | 15 May 2023

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Philippi pair beat crime and Covid with fast-food business

Estratweni Mobile Foods bounced back from pandemic

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Feature | 15 May 2023

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Women beaten with knobkieries in battle over Wild Coast land, court hears

Amadiba Crisis Committee secures interim interdict against development

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News | 15 May 2023

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