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What lies behind the decline in commercial crime prosecutions

New research says delays, withdrawals and poor case management are to blame for the poor performance by specialised commercial crime courts

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News | 4 June 2026

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North West municipality fails to pay May salaries for general workers

Tswaing Local Municipality says it will make payment by 15 July

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News | 4 June 2026

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Hawks act on lottery looting cases

Within weeks of missing a parliamentary briefing, the Hawks submitted 13 lottery fraud dockets to prosecutors

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News | 4 June 2026

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Soweto officials accused of fraudulently selling houses

A receptionist from the Pimville housing office faces fraud and corruption charges after a Hawks probe found officials forged title deeds

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News | 3 June 2026

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The state says its computer systems are secure. We looked. They’re not

SITA’s internet services have more than 5,000 security flaws

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News | 3 June 2026

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Oil search won’t harm fishing, court told

Fishers and environmental groups are challenging permission to do seismic surveys off the West Coast

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News | 2 June 2026

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Anti-immigrant violence explodes in Western Cape

Several dead in Mossel Bay, families flee into mountains in Overberg

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News | 2 June 2026

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Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

Environmental impacts of offshore seismic surveying debated in court

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News | 1 June 2026

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Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workers

Non-profits will no longer receive provincial funding for immigrant workers, a move organisations say “goes against their very ethics and morals”

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News | 1 June 2026