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Residents of Johannesburg’s “dark buildings” fear for their lives after deadly fire

Fires are a constant threat for people living in dilapidated buildings without electricity

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News | 4 September 2023

Retired KZN judge reported to the Judicial Conduct Committee for late judgments

Judge Anton van Zyl retired in 2021 despite having eight outstanding judgments

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News | 4 September 2023

Cops cautioned over arresting people for cannabis use and possession

“There is currently no legislation that prescribes what quantities of cannabis may be possessed or cultivated”

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News | 4 September 2023

It took six years for the court to convict a man for raping his foster child

The serial rapist first appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrates’ Court in 2017 but was only convicted in August

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News | 4 September 2023

11th-hour out-of-court settlement reached on West Coast diamond mining

A major legal battle over the extension of 30-year mining rights has been averted

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News | 1 September 2023

Taxi task team reach agreement, but stay mum on details

Three-day imbizo on the way forward for the mini-bus taxi industry ends on a positive note

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News | 1 September 2023

Stalled for years, Durban housing project faces further delays

A R112-million contract has expired and the municipality says it will issue a new tender

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News | 1 September 2023

Eastern Cape municipality hires manager facing corruption charges

Ntabankulu Local Municipality says it has done nothing wrong, but residents are protesting over the appointment

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News | 1 September 2023

Survivors of horrific Joburg building fire tell their stories

“I tried to go back to find my wife but the entrance was on fire”

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News | 31 August 2023