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South Africa could do far more for Congolese refugees

The long war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced millions of people

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Opinion | 10 April 2025

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Court orders Gauteng health department to treat cancer patients

Judge rules failure to deal with backlog of patients needing radiation treatment is unconstitutional

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News | 9 April 2025

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USAID cuts force HIV and TB services into business rescue

MatCH employees fight for salaries

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Law | 9 April 2025

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Western Cape promises progress on inner-city housing projects

Several social housing projects in Cape Town will go to tender this year

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News | 9 April 2025

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Cape Town families say City has ā€˜abandonedā€™ them

Municipality has no immediate plans to move families living at the Masonwabe temporary relocation area in Gugulethu

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News | 9 April 2025

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Thousands march across the country to demand justice for Cwecwe

There has been no significant progress in the seven-year-oldā€™s case

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News | 8 April 2025

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IDC challenges court order preventing it from interviewing whistleblowers

R90-million awarded to ARTsolar under investigation

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Law | 8 April 2025

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Department of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant application

Questions about income could be removed

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News | 8 April 2025

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NPA fails family of murdered teenager falsely accused of stealing cattle

Abulele Kwindana was killed in 2020. No-one has been charged with his murder.

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News | 8 April 2025

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Ramaphosa stands firm on Lotteries probe

President files affidavit in bid by former Lotteries boss Alfred Nevhutanda to stop investigation

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Law | 8 April 2025

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Judge puts an end to a lifetime of statelessness for 36-year-old

Department of Home Affairs must issue Primrose Modisane with an ID, court rules

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Law | 7 April 2025

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Parliamentary committee calls for dissolution of Basketball SA board

Last year the department had to step in to rescue the International Basketball Federationā€™s U18 Afrobasket tournament hosted in South Africa

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News | 7 April 2025

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Sedgefield developer sues Knysna municipality for more than R2.5-million

A local environmentalist is also being sued

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News | 7 April 2025

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Immigration Advisory Board appointed for the first time in a decade, says Schreiber

13-member Board will be advising the Home Affairs minister on matters relating to immigration policy, strategy, and implementation

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Brief | 4 April 2025

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Call for African Rainbow Minerals to stop selling coal to Israel

Two ships carrying South African coal are due to arrive in Israel

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News | 4 April 2025

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School children in Vhembe wake up at 4:30am to fetch water

Water is not reaching households despite millions of rands spent on water projects

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