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Forensic auditor’s recommendation on PRASA security company ignored

Unclear how such an obscure company won contracts worth R118 million from 2010 to 2016

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News | 15 December 2017

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Bottled water and the drought

We asked some major suppliers about pricing, storage, and recycling

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News | 15 December 2017

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Rhodes criticised for expelling “rape culture” protesters

University has banned two female students for life following protests in 2016

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News | 14 December 2017

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Two years later Gouda’s train station remains closed and broken

PRASA’s broken supply chain system caused delay

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News | 14 December 2017

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Zimbabwean army’s crackdown on touts leaves many desperate

Cities eerily quiet in the wake of “Operation Restore Legacy”

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News | 13 December 2017

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City warns owner of overcrowded Maitland property

About 52 immigrants living in four small dwellings on the property, sharing one toilet

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News | 13 December 2017

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Where to get your grant after 1 April

SASSA is negotiating with banks for beneficiaries to get low-cost accounts

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News | 12 December 2017

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Silicosis: Department of Mineral Resources slams “lawyers who loot”

Deputy minister cites asbestos case in bid to muscle in on new trust fund

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News | 12 December 2017

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Court action to stop PRASA “conspiracy”

Rail agency misses UniteBehind’s deadline and now faces litigation

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News | 12 December 2017

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The tragedy facing mentally ill people in South Africa

Khululabantu Bam story brings home desperate need for better care

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News | 11 December 2017

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Silicosis: we’re close to a deal with the mines, says miners’ attorney

Rate of deaths among mineworkers makes settlement urgent

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News | 11 December 2017

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Spat over Cape Town school’s swimming pool plan

City approves elite school’s proposal in midst of drought

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News | 8 December 2017

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Health Department moves mentally challenged patients without families’ permission

Families not told where patients moved to

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News | 8 December 2017

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Metrorail’s own stats show how bad its service is

On some lines, half the scheduled trains don’t run at all

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News | 7 December 2017

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Train safety: auditors recommend criminal investigations at PRASA

Forensic probe reveals millions of rands in irregular security contracts

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News | 6 December 2017

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Rape survivors deserve privacy in court, says Rape Crisis

Call for Khayelitsha to have a special sexual offences court

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News | 5 December 2017