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Court finds Netcare failed to protect employee against an abusive surgeon

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Angry doctors write to Minister about unpaid Road Accident Fund bills

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Ronald Lamola let anti-corruption body collapse

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Latest science confirms plummeting penguin population

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We had no water to put out the flames, say victims of Durban shack fire

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No electricity for Diepsloot welfare organisations

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Masiphumelele leaders ask for help in face of relentless storm

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Workers at sauce manufacturer strike for R4 per hour increase

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