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Homes bulldozed in Roodepoort

City of Joburg says this is not an ā€œevictionā€ but a ā€œrelocationā€

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News | 8 May 2025

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Complainant ā€œflirtedā€ with Judge President Mbenenge, tribunal told

Forensic linguist cross-examined by Mbenengeā€™s lawyer

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Law | 7 May 2025

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We visited SASSA offices. Hereā€™s what we found

People waiting in long queues told us their frustrations

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News | 7 May 2025

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Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments

Department of Social Development is improving but problems remain

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News | 7 May 2025

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Chaos in Flagstaff as municipality demolishes homes ā€˜soldā€™ by chief

Municipality says property is earmarked for development

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News | 7 May 2025

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Universal access to trains: Metrorailā€™s empty promises

New trains have spaces for wheelchairs but many stations and platforms are inaccessible

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News | 7 May 2025

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Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

Law which stripped citizenship from South Africans who took another countryā€™s citizenship is unconstitutional

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Law | 6 May 2025

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Judgeā€™s eggplant and banana emojis had ā€œsexual connotationsā€, tribunal told

Forensic linguist testifies at Judicial Conduct Tribunal

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Law | 6 May 2025

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Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

In split decision, apex court upholds Labour Court ruling

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Law | 6 May 2025

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District Six families must wait at least three more years to return

Government has not yet secured funding to build the houses

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Feature | 6 May 2025

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Thousands of SASSA grants to be withheld this week

Affected beneficiaries must visit a SASSA office to update their details, or risk having their grants being suspended

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Brief | 6 May 2025

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How US funding cuts are forcing sex workers to share HIV medicines

Sex workers say they are devastated following the closure of US-funded clinics

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News | 6 May 2025

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Families live in limbo on Cape Townā€™s railway lines

PRASA has been mum for months about relocation plans

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News | 6 May 2025

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No evidence that judge sent penis picture, tribunal hears

But the message could have been deleted

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Law | 5 May 2025

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Presumed guilty! Years in prison awaiting trial

Goodwood prison massively overcrowded, judgeā€™s report finds

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News | 5 May 2025

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Joburg traders claim they are harassed by City

Traders were recently forced to close shop

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News | 5 May 2025

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