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“Bizarre” case reveals that magistrates lack training

Man convicted without having pleaded or charges being put to him

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Law | 12 December 2022

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Athlone fire victims sleep outside months later

Residents contest list of names given to the City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre

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Nearly R2 billion for apartheid reparations is unspent

The President’s Fund is growing as apartheid’s victims wait

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News | 12 December 2022

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Public sector workers march to Parliament, reject 3% wage increase

Unions are demanding 10%. Inflation is just shy of 8%.

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Brief | 9 December 2022

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Mothers speak out about traumatic births at hospitals

Social movement raises awareness about obstetric violence

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News | 9 December 2022

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Sex workers tell minister police rape, rob and abuse them

Bill to decriminalise sex work released

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Brief | 9 December 2022

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Metrorail Central Line occupiers protest over delays

Siyahlala and Philippi shack dwellers appeal to Cape Town mayor to get things moving

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Brief | 8 December 2022

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Shoprite truck drivers protest for basic salary and transport allowance

Shosholoza Workers Union of South Africa say the matter is currently before the CCMA

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Brief | 8 December 2022

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Understanding Eskom’s high failure rate

Researchers have identified the underlying causes

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Analysis | 8 December 2022

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“I had to put my groceries back” says Delft mother after her SASSA card was declined

Postbank abruptly suspended grant withdrawals at ATMs after incidents of fraud

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News | 8 December 2022

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Man dies during eight-hour wait for an ambulance

Only one ambulance for hundreds of villages in Matatiele

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News | 8 December 2022

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The Fish River runs through Cradock, but the town faces a water crisis

Department of Water and Sanitation blames Chris Hani municipality, municipality blames load-shedding

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News | 7 December 2022

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Concourt did not legalise weed in the workplace – Labour Court rules

Employers have the right to enforce zero-tolerance policies outlawing the use of cannabis

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Law | 7 December 2022

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Student organisation SHAWCO bounces back to celebrate 80th birthday

The welfare organisation aims to be operating at 100% capacity by the end of 2023

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News | 7 December 2022

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Parliament silent on MPs implicated in PRASA corruption

Formal complaint was sent by #UniteBehind to ethics committee in September

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Brief | 7 December 2022

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New full-time Lotteries boss to be appointed early next year

GroundUp has learned that Jodi Scholtz will take over as Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission

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