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Thabo Bester and hundreds of other prisoners kept in unlawful conditions, says inspectorate

Report argues that solitary confinement is a form of torture

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News | 18 September 2024

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Court ruling on asylum seekers welcomed

Judge prohibits Home Affairs officials deporting people who intend to apply for asylum

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News | 18 September 2024

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Are South Africa’s dams safe? Government does not know

A lack of qualified inspectors and low compliance with safety reports raises concerns in Parliament

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News | 18 September 2024

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West Coast fishers say fishing policy is crippling them

Saldanha and Langebaan fishers say they barely make a livelihood from their quotas

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News | 18 September 2024

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E-hailing drivers on strike in Cape Town

Drivers want the government to intervene to improve their conditions

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News | 17 September 2024

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Death toll rises to seven after police swoop on informal gold miners

Some miners have already gone back to work to earn money and repatriate the bodies of their colleagues

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News | 17 September 2024

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Extortionists now targeting social workers

Western Cape social development department had to spend R20-million on overtime to double-up social workers operating in high-risk areas

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News | 16 September 2024

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Factory forced to relocate from Free State to Gauteng because of electricity outages

NLG Gloves has been in Harrismith since 1993 and employed 71 people from surrounding communities.

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News | 13 September 2024

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SIU takes aim at ballooning dodgy medical litigation that is costing the government billions

One law firm submitted claims of nearly R500-million against the Eastern Cape health department

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News | 13 September 2024

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Loadshedding is not over in Cape Town’s deep south

Unplanned power outages plague residents and small businesses near Cape Point

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News | 13 September 2024

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Occupiers evicted from Alex social housing containers

Mayco member says removal had to take place to make way for rightful beneficiaries. But it has taken the City of Johannesburg years to place people in these containers.

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News | 12 September 2024

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SASSA underspent R4-billion on SRD grants, says Auditor General

Members of Parliament criticise the agency for R316-million in overpayments

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News | 12 September 2024

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Villagers live next to a platinum mine, but have no jobs

Residents of Limpopo’s Barok Ba Nkwana and Atok villages demand government speak to the mine on their behalf

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News | 12 September 2024

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Limpopo teacher scammed out of her savings

Thebe Investment Corporation warns against fraudsters using its name

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News | 12 September 2024

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PRASA appeals against court instruction to return material belonging to land occupiers

Last week, the Western Cape gave PRASA 24 hours to return the group’s belongings or build them temporary housing

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News | 11 September 2024

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Government stepped in at eleventh hour to save basketball tournament

The tournament, which started later than scheduled, is underway in Pretoria and ends on Saturday

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News | 11 September 2024