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Coffee Bay Flood: Man tells how he survived by grabbing tree

Eight confirmed dead. Search for two missing people continues.

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News | 24 February 2023

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Judge Makhubele “sidelined and excluded” PRASA’s legal team, Tribunal hears

Martha Ngoye tells the Judicial Conduct Tribunal that Judge Makhubele wanted to be the first one consulted about the Siyaya matter

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News | 23 February 2023

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Seshego community march in Polokwane to end inconsistent water supply and power outages

Polokwane Municipality says a budget of R52-million has been set aside to complete the Seshego Water Treatment Works

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News | 23 February 2023

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“R350 is an insult. It is even less than the lunch of a minister’s son a day”

Activist groups demand Basic Income Grant of R1,500 at Kariega protest

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Brief | 23 February 2023

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South African activists urge French parliament to stop TotalEnergies’ “ocean grab”

Company criticised for huge profits amidst climate crisis

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News | 23 February 2023

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Lottery-funded stadium named after champion runner is still incomplete after five years

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi must be turning in his grave, says his former coach

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Feature | 23 February 2023

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Budget: Decision not to raise the sugar tax “puts profits ahead of people” say activists

“Difficult operating environment for the sugar industry” cited by Finance Minister as reason

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Law | 23 February 2023

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Public sector pay: Godongwana cautions public servants about trade-offs

Unions demonstrate before budget speech, demanding 10% pay increase

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News | 22 February 2023

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Budget: social grants go up, but not as much as inflation

Covid grant budget slashed by R8-billion

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News | 22 February 2023

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Dismissed immigrant lecturers refuse request to withdraw their court case

Labour Court in Gqeberha postpones case to 14 March

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Brief | 22 February 2023

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State suffered “financial prejudice” following Judge Makhubele’s suspension, Tribunal hears

“We have had to appoint acting judges to do her work and she has continued to get her salary,” says Judge President Dunstan Mlambo

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News | 22 February 2023

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Komani flood victims spend the night on the roofs of their shacks

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality says 227 emergency housing units will be erected within two weeks.

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News | 22 February 2023

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Cape Town is moving people off the streets. We asked homeless residents what they thought

“We are also part of the community,” says Nathan Ludick, who lives in Virginia Avenue Park

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Photo Essay | 22 February 2023

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Former PRASA chair should not have accepted the job, tribunal told

Judge Makhubele was in no position to accept new work after she had been recommended as a judge on 8 October 2017, says Gauteng High Court Judge President Dunstan Mlambo

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News | 21 February 2023

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Public Works employees sleep outside post office for a week waiting to be paid

Some spend R120 of their R810 salary on transport to Komani

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News | 21 February 2023

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Budget protesters demand “a decent life”

Cry of the Xcluded calls for basic income grant in Wednesday’s budget

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Brief | 21 February 2023

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