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“If employers tell domestic workers to stay home, they must still get paid” says union

Department of Labour says provisions are being made to safeguard employees forced to take leave amid Covid-19 fears

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News | 20 March 2020

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PE community leaders blame mayco member for failed relocation

MMC for Human Settlements Andile Mfunda under fire but standing firm

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News | 20 March 2020

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Landmark ruling for science journalists

Appeal committee of press council frees media from having to create false balance

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GroundView | 20 March 2020

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Limpopo villagers fear shopping mall will take their water

The Magangeni community want the traditional council to sink boreholes for the village

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News | 20 March 2020

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Glebelands Eight Trial: Witness says R160,000 raised for hitman

William Mthembu and Thokozani Machi, known as the “big fishes” at Glebelands hostel, were murdered in 2015

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News | 20 March 2020

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Covid-19: Makhanda residents and Red Cross concerned over water scarcity

Makana municipality says it does not have enough water to stop cuts

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Brief | 19 March 2020

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Tensions high in informal settlement after child is electrocuted

Riemvasmaak residents plan action after the funeral of Royden Plaatjies

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News | 19 March 2020

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Covid-19: Here’s what occupations in Cape Town are doing in response to the pandemic

Woodstock Hospital is well prepared, but occupiers at Central Methodist Church and Helen Bowden Nurses Home are at great risk

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News | 19 March 2020

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Money collected from Glebelands residents was used to fund violence, says witness

Court visits scene of alleged murder

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News | 19 March 2020

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Judge bars lawyers from collecting fees for “vexatious” land claim case

For years, law firm Sinama and Associates pursued a land claim with “no shred of evidence”, ending in a loss for the claimants

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Law | 18 March 2020

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Dysfunctional Compensation Fund leaves medical professionals “out of pocket”

“Doctors can’t give you a service without payment”

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News | 18 March 2020

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Race to clear foster care backlog before November

Department of Social Development’s backlog still huge as new deadline looms

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News | 18 March 2020

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Covid-19: Taxi commuters anxious about pandemic

City of Cape Town says it will implement a number of precautionary measures at public transport interchanges in the coming days

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News | 18 March 2020

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The dumping of former farm workers can never be justified

There should be a moratorium on farm evictions

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Right to reply | 18 March 2020

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Parents still scrambling to place learners in Eastern Cape

The provincial department says an admission committee has been set up to assist unplaced learners

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News | 18 March 2020

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Eviction hearings to continue during Covid-19 epidemic

It will be business as usual at most courts

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