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Komape family awarded R1.4 million for emotional shock and grief

Supreme Court of Appeal overturns Limpopo High Court decision

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Law | 18 December 2019

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Grim life of families living in “Little Zimbabwe”

“I came to South Africa thinking that l would find greener pastures but things haven’t been easy”

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News | 18 December 2019

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Khayelitsha commuters plan transport summit for February

“We have found that commuter safety is also not up to standard”

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Brief | 18 December 2019

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City to use bylaws to remove refugees

Smith says failure to do this will have dire consequences for the informal traders on Greenmarket Square

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Brief | 18 December 2019

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Barrydale parade highlights climate change

Joyous occasion in beautiful Western Cape town was marked by a serious and frightening theme

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Photo Essay | 18 December 2019

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Huge West Coast wind project generates strongly opposing views

The 140MW Boulders Wind Farm will consist of 45 turbines standing 165m high

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News | 18 December 2019

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Open trench poses safety risk, say Uitenhage residents

Municipality says complaints will be “escalated as matter of urgency”

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Brief | 17 December 2019

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Polluted Milnerton lagoon “particularly disgusting”

City pollutes its own nature reserve

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News | 17 December 2019

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Here’s how the common purpose rule now applies to gang rape

“The court must not be implicated in perpetuating patriarchy and rape culture”

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Law | 17 December 2019

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Failing water systems will cost R400-billion to fix, says minister

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Cape Flats murders are on the rise

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What the latest tests say about beach water quality

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Whatever Trump says, whites are not doing badly in South Africa

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Broken generator in Flagstaff: 17 years of thirst

The report on the six villages in Sicwenza who have been without running water for seventeen years … Read more

Cape Flats massacre: A symptom of a surrendered state

The massacre in the Marikana informal settlement, where eight people were executed in cold blood, i… Read more

Suspended magistrate: Slow and incompetent judges

I have my own issues with how the Durban High Court operates, specifically with regard to missing f… Read more

St Lucia fishers: protect the constitutional rights of the small-fishers

Whatever the conservation pressures in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Constitution does not perm… Read more

District Six evictions: A polite "no thank you"

If ever there was reason for our National Government to threaten Expropriation without compensation… Read more