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Extortionists “hell-bent” on derailing MyCiTi bus project, says City of Cape Town

Crossroads and Philippi business forums deny City’s allegations of intimidation and say they are being sidelined

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News | 3 July 2025

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Police watchdog probes disappearance of Nigerian immigrant during TV show

Silas Ani was last seen unconscious during a “drug raid” by police and Sizok’thola presenter Xolani Khumalo in April

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News | 3 July 2025

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Judge Mbenenge’s secretary testifies in his defence

Alleged oral sex request under the spotlight at Judicial Conduct Tribunal

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News | 3 July 2025

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Durban’s metrorail: it’s a bumpy ride

Trains are late, slow and often empty

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News | 2 July 2025

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Expert defends sexual harassment finding against Judge President Mbenenge

Mbenenge was persistent in his requests for nude pictures, says Dr Lisa Vetten

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News | 2 July 2025

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Nurses suspended after video of naked patient circulates on social media

Residents of Whittlesea in the Eastern Cape stage series of protests over treatment at hospital

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News | 2 July 2025

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Police brutality trial postponed after startling audio recording emerges

Murder trial of 14 officers accused in Regan Naidoo’s death in custody has been halted

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News | 1 July 2025

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SA’s national bird threatened as numbers crash

Blue Crane conservation status moved to “vulnerable” after steep population decline since 2010, with Western Cape’s Overberg region worst affected

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News | 1 July 2025

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New book tells the life of veteran activist Mandla Majola

The book was written by two professors from the United States

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News | 30 June 2025

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US aid cuts leave rural Lesotho schools searching for alternative funding

Across Lesotho, many children are still learning in church halls and outside, says education official

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News | 27 June 2025

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People with HIV go hungry as Gauteng government cuts funds

Organisations say thousands of beneficiaries are no longer getting food parcels

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News | 27 June 2025

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Lottery licence evaluators had no lottery experience

Audit firms refused to get involved because of “reputational risk”

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News | 26 June 2025

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Open Secrets report: How big consulting firms are cashing in on the climate crisis

Multinational firms are benefitting from “just transition” funding while serving the world’s largest fossil fuel companies

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News | 26 June 2025

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Late judgments have increased. Here’s what’s being done to fix the problem

The Chief Justice plans a full rollout of Court Online for civil matters by 2026 to reduce backlogs

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News | 26 June 2025

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Parents vow to keep children out of school after murder of learner

Demand for scholar transport after 13-year-old Anga Ndema was killed on her way back from school

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News | 26 June 2025

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Khayelitsha residents take over SASSA meeting to voice grievances

“What solutions is the minister bringing?” Residents unimpressed by promised visit by Social Development Minister

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News | 25 June 2025