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R27-million from Lottery but six years later rehab still not operational

A leaked investigation report finds that value of construction work falls short of the funds paid by the NLC

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News | 19 December 2022

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Video: Snake handler has caught twice as many snakes this season. He explains why

Dry weather and habitat loss in the Western Cape are possibly making human encounters with these beautiful creatures more common

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Video | 15 December 2022

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Tembisa Hospital CEO and senior officials must face disciplinary action, tribunal rules

Shonisani Lethole died after he had not been fed for days

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Law | 15 December 2022

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Leaked report shows how Lottery school toilet project was hijacked

Forensic probe reveals details of National Lotteries Commission fiasco in Eastern Cape and Limpopo

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News | 15 December 2022

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Zimbabwean parents worried about learners’ move from schools in South Africa

There is still no clear plan for how the governments will help families voluntarily returning to Zimbabwe

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News | 14 December 2022

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Gqeberha beachgoers will have to wait for the municipality to fix these filthy buildings

New Brighton beach facilities have been left to ruin

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Brief | 14 December 2022

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Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

This would be affordable and would boost the economy, say experts appointed by the Department of Social Development in new report

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News | 13 December 2022

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Church leaders sometimes cover up domestic violence, say speakers at workshop

“Women are told to pray and fast, but men are not told to stop beating their wives”

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Brief | 13 December 2022

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SASSA beneficiaries left stranded on Friday morning

They were told staff were having a party. GroundUp was told the same thing but the Western Cape SASSA spokesperson has denied this

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Brief | 13 December 2022

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Eco-friendly fast food deliveries create jobs for young people

Green Riders employs young people in Dunoon on e-bikes

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Brief | 13 December 2022

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Somali owners close spaza shops as crime rises in Gqeberha

Police are no longer trusted by many immigrants

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News | 13 December 2022

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Human rights report shows need to decriminalise sex workers, says NGO

The South African government plans to decriminalise sex work, a move expected to give sex workers some protection

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News | 12 December 2022

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R15m for 5-night show - the Tsotsi star’s Lottery-funded musical

Part one in a series about the Southern African Youth Movement and the Lottery

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News | 12 December 2022

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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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News | 12 December 2022

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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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