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Another worker loses a finger at Mister Sweet

Second injury to a casual worker as strike enters its 11th week

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Brief | 28 October 2024

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Gardener mauled to death by former Lottery bossā€™s guard dog

Stevens Mabuse, who worked for Phillemon Letwaba, was killed by a pit bull when he came home in the early hours

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News | 28 October 2024

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Development of Tshwane settlement stalled by power struggle

ā€œFounderā€ of Ebhubesini blocks land surveyors from starting housing process

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News | 28 October 2024

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Shaggy sheep, ice rats and the future of Joburgā€™s water supply

Crucial wetlands in the Lesotho Highlands are in trouble

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News | 28 October 2024

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Elderly Ga-Rankuwa residents march to demand tarred roads

ā€œWhen it rains we canā€™t even go to the shopsā€

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Brief | 25 October 2024

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Police officers and botanist accused in poaching fraud case

Officer who headed endangered species unit says itā€™s a ā€œwild-goose chaseā€

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Brief | 25 October 2024

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Next weekā€™s budget: posts for teachers in the spotlight

Some provinces hope for funding for teachers, others are less optimistic

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News | 25 October 2024

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R66-million spent on water schemes but these villagersā€™ taps are still dry

Yet water projects in Ngcobo are signed off as completed and successful

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News | 25 October 2024

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Only one bridge links KwaNobuhle to Kariega after floods

Two bridges in the area were damaged

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Brief | 25 October 2024

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Packaging companies flout rules on waste picker payments

Waste pickers collect, sort and transport most of our recyclable waste, and regulations say they be must paid for their services

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News | 25 October 2024

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Hundreds homeless after KZN demolitions

KwaDukuza municipality gets court order, demolishes 50 shacks

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Brief | 24 October 2024

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Police minister confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run

Bester showed police a fraudulent ID when he was stopped for speeding

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News | 24 October 2024

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ā€˜Missing linkā€™ added to Table Mountain National Park

Two properties have been added to join the centre and south of the park to form the Kommetjie-Noordhoek wetlands land chain

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News | 24 October 2024

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Cape Mental Health celebrates 30 years of its colourful kite festival

The organisations hosts the annual event to raise funds so it can continue offering mental health services to thousands of people

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Brief | 24 October 2024

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Lottery board vindicated by legal opinion

The National Lotteries Commission was correct to return money to Treasury

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Parliament | 24 October 2024

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Press Council expels Independent Media for failing to obey rulings

Independent Media initially withdrew from the Press Council in 2016 and rejoined the Council in January this year.

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