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Taxis bring traffic on busy uMhlanga road to a standstill

To restore calm to the area, authorities agreed to temporarily allow taxis to park near Ocean Mall

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Brief | 20 September 2023

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RICA bill misses the chance for real reform

As Concourt deadline approaches, there are still too many loopholes in the law that allow privacy rights to be infringed

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Analysis | 20 September 2023

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Family demands answers after teen’s body disappears from state morgue

Department and police fail to answer questions because they are still investigating three years later

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News | 20 September 2023

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Mining department refuses West Coast prospecting bid

Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterprise’s application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment

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News | 19 September 2023

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Simple games help children learn to read

Even a cereal box can be a useful teaching tool

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Brief | 19 September 2023

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Victim of wrongful arrest gets R2.6-million from Minister of Police

Ntokozo Patrick Xulu spent 813 days behind bars

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Law | 19 September 2023

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Three people die in shack fire in Joe Slovo Park

73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night

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Brief | 19 September 2023

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Call for Johannesburg to turn “dark buildings” into decent housing for poor people

Housing collective plans march in city next month to demand housing for the poor

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News | 18 September 2023

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Copper boom sparks conflict between mine and residents of Northern Cape town

We visited Concordia, where 29 people were arrested for protesting against a mine

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Feature | 18 September 2023

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CPUT agrees to increase payment to private residence after students locked out

This is despite the owner of 210 Long Street not meeting all NSFAS requirements of a fully accredited accommodation.

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News | 18 September 2023

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