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Dudley Lee, who successfully sued government, has died
Dudley Lee died at the age of 68 on 21 May in Victoria Hospital. He successfully sued the Minister of Correctional Services because he became ill with tuberculosis (TB) while awaiting trial in Pollsmoor prison.
GroundUp Staff
News | 23 May 2014
Suspected ATM robbers beaten severely in Mfuleni
Two men suspected of ATM fraud were severely beaten and stoned in a mob attack at the taxi rank in Mfuleni on Wednesday afternoon.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 22 May 2014
Angy Peter trial: Dying declaration unlikely testifies surgeon
Dr Elmin Steyn testified in the Angy Peter trial yesterday that it was “extremely unlikely” that someone in Rowan du Preez’s condition would have been able to “have a long and complicated conversation” in which he identified his assailants.
Adam Armstrong
News | 22 May 2014
Khayelitsha creche hoping for flush toilets at last
The founder of Suphumelela Day Care in Khayelitsha is hoping city officials will provide portable toilets for the creche children, who have been using buckets for a year.
Barbara Maregele
News | 22 May 2014
Home Affairs says it will renew special Zimbabwean permits
Yesterday the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) announced that Cabinet approved the renewal of permits issued under the Special Dispensation for Zimbabweans.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 21 May 2014
Laws of physics suspended - prosecutor in Angy Peter trial
Forensic specialist Dr David Klatzow testified yesterday in the Angy Peter murder trial. The court is currently hearing a “trial-within-a-trial” which will determine whether it was possible for the murdered man, Rowan du Preez, to have made his dying declaration, as the state alleges.
Adam Armstrong
News | 21 May 2014
Behind the abortion adverts
We see them plastered over walls in town, on stop signs, outside schools and even advertised in local newspapers. But what is the real story behind the 1-hour abortion posters?
Ruth Atkinson
News | 21 May 2014
Govt develops new toilet technologies - but how much will they help?
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched an initiative to test new toilet technologies for South Africa’s rural areas.
Paul Kennedy
News | 21 May 2014