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Steep bus fare hike stops some Zimbabweans in PE going home

Bus companies in PE have increased prices from R800 to R1,500 for a single trip

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News | 13 December 2019

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“Murder capital” residents welcome award for police station commander

Top Nyanga cop is “always willing to go out of his way to help”

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Brief | 13 December 2019

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Homeless people win court victory against City of Cape Town

A review of the bylaws is to be heard in February

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Brief | 12 December 2019

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City of Cape Town moves to evict occupiers of old circus school

Court gives residents until end of January to find lawyer to fight eviction

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News | 12 December 2019

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Reprieve for farm families facing second eviction

But municipalities wash their hands of responsibility for providing alternative accommodation

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News | 12 December 2019

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Chinese Association heads to court over ‘hate speech’ comments on Facebook

Equality Court hears history of discrimination against Chinese people in South Africa

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Law | 12 December 2019

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Parents mourn their dead daughter, while her suspected killer is out on R300 bail

Family blames police for wrong charges

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News | 11 December 2019

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Court reprimands shop owner who denied access to child in wheelchair

“No one should be allowed to waste the court’s time unnecessarily” says magistrate

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Law | 11 December 2019

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Mamelodi floods: “I watched as my shack was swept away”

Shackdwellers pick up the pieces

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News | 11 December 2019

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Informal businesses reduced to rubble: Excellent article

On 4 June 2025 Mr Mbulelo Tshangana, Director-General of COGTA told Parliament that COGTA had draft… Read more

Masiphumelele fire: It's tragic

It's very sad people are still suffering the same tragedy in 2026. May our government intervene, so… Read more

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