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MPs demand Postbank explain “persistent” problems with social grants

Beneficiaries with gold cards have been struggling to access their grants

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News | 15 October 2024

Cops accused of torture will plead not guilty

Three officers are accused of torturing a barber during a raid in Cape Town. The incident was caught on CCTV.

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News | 15 October 2024

About 100 people march in Khayelitsha against gun crimes and extortion

Crime involving firearms and extortion has prevented the municipality, Eskom and SASSA from providing essential services

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News | 14 October 2024

Tensions rise over unfenced Kruger Park after predators kill cattle

State vet warns that livestock wandering into the park pose significant disease threat

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News | 14 October 2024

People found chained at a private care centre

Department of Social Development is busy relocating the facility’s 20 occupants amid allegations of neglect and inhumane conditions

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News | 11 October 2024

SASSA recovers R150-million in ineligible grants payments

But the agency is bleeding funds due to fraudulent payments still being made

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News | 11 October 2024

Lottery blows millions of rands on lawyers

Previous minister suggested that previous Lottery management and board colluded with law firms

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News | 11 October 2024

The Limpopo government mismanaged their money. But these workers are not giving up

Premier Phophi Ramathuba promised that former employees of the Great North Transport bus company would start receiving their unpaid pensions this week

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News | 10 October 2024

Western Cape town “held to ransom” by cable theft syndicate

Repeated extended blackouts as electricity poles are cut down and cables stolen

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News | 10 October 2024