Articles for Daniel Steyn

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Did the Facebook rapist die in his cell? Or did he escape from prison?

Extraordinary evidence raises doubts about the claim that Thabo Bester died in a fire at Mangaung prison in May 2022

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Feature | 15 March 2023

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Mostert’s Mill rises from the ashes while UCT library gutted by fire remains deserted

Little progress has been made restoring Jagger Library and other torched buildings

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News | 6 March 2023

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Parliament urged to investigate R54-million national orchestra

Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra CEO says it is not obliged to reveal details of operations and finances

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News | 28 February 2023

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MeerKAT: Why South Africa’s massive astronomy project matters

Amish Patel is a Signal Processing Engineer with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. He gave the second Science for the People seminar.

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News | 27 February 2023

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Budget: Decision not to raise the sugar tax “puts profits ahead of people” say activists

“Difficult operating environment for the sugar industry” cited by Finance Minister as reason

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Law | 23 February 2023

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Action needed to reduce Cape Town’s water usage, says expert

Dam levels are set to fall below 50% in March. This time last year they were 80% full

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News | 21 February 2023

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Project from Iceland to tackle drinking and drug use among children in George

Nearly half of 13 and 14-year-olds at one school have been drunk at least once, survey found

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News | 9 February 2023

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“Rebuild Pollsmoor prison” says TB expert

Prof Linda-Gail Bekker spoke at the first GroundUp/Bertha House Science for the People seminar

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News | 30 January 2023

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Concerns raised over R52-million given to national orchestra

Cape Philharmonic turns down R3.2-million offered by Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra

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News | 27 January 2023

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How to achieve a 100% matric pass rate in one of the country’s poorest areas

Independent no-fee school Bulungula College is the first in Elliotdale’s history to achieve 100% pass rate

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News | 26 January 2023

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Getting a Covid booster shot is not as easy as it should be

Under-50s will be eligible in February for a second booster

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Brief | 23 January 2023

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Gardening project helps patients recover from mental illness

The Spring Foundation at Lentegeur Hospital has several projects to rehabilitate patients

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News | 11 January 2023

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New medicines for drug-resistant TB will save lives. But will they be affordable where they are most needed?

Study, published today in New England Journal Medicine, shows that a new regimen is safer and more effective than the current standard of care.

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News | 22 December 2022

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Leaked report shows how Lottery school toilet project was hijacked

Forensic probe reveals details of National Lotteries Commission fiasco in Eastern Cape and Limpopo

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News | 15 December 2022

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Nearly R2 billion for apartheid reparations is unspent

The President’s Fund is growing as apartheid’s victims wait

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News | 12 December 2022

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Information Regulator bares its teeth in music royalties investigation

The South African music industry lacks transparency and accountability, says regulator

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News | 6 December 2022