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Constitutional Court orders CPS to carry on paying grants, rejects fee increase

Judges slam Minister of Social Development and SASSA

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News | 17 March 2017

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CPS wants R4.6 billion from SASSA

Proposed interim contract submitted to Constitutional Court

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News | 16 March 2017

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Artist found guilty of sex worker’s murder

Justice has been done, say activists

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News | 16 March 2017

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Sometimes, gangsterism is the norm

Cape Flats residents paint a complex picture of the causes of gang violence

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News | 16 March 2017

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No “blank cheque” for Cash Paymaster Services, says Court

Constitutional Court hears Black Sash case on social grants

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News | 15 March 2017

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Khayelitsha informal market without electricity for months

Traders say they hardly make a profit anymore

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News | 15 March 2017

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Masiphumelele residents want permission to occupy vacant City land

Meeting between City officials and residents started and ended chaotically

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News | 15 March 2017

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Social grants will be paid on 1 April, Gordhan promises

Scopa Chairman Themba Godi says there is a “crisis of no confidence” in Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini

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News | 14 March 2017

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Cash Paymaster Services defends its right to profit from social grants contract

Any new deal with SASSA will be a lawful contract, says CPS in court papers

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News | 14 March 2017