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SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe

Department of Justice says a decision is “expected” by month-end

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News | 18 February 2025

Teenager hitchhiking to the nearest clinic delivers her stillborn baby on the roadside

Villagers in the Eastern Cape town where Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was born often wait six hours for an ambulance

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News | 18 February 2025

HIV patients go weeks without medicines after US aid cut

Legal challenges have restored funding but damage has been done

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News | 18 February 2025

First day of lectures disrupted as UCT students protest

UCT Vice-Chancellor Mosa Moshabela promises to address students concerns on financial exclusion

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News | 17 February 2025

Imam Muhsin Hendricks, who fought for queer rights, assassinated

He reportedly said that the need to be authentic was greater than his fear of death

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News | 17 February 2025

Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future

Conservation groups challenge minister’s decision on no-fishing zones around penguin colonies

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News | 17 February 2025

Fraud flagged at the Compensation Fund

The Fund has been failing audits for 12 years and counting, Parliament told

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News | 17 February 2025

What to expect when you’re expecting during a climate crisis

Rising global temperatures pose a serious threat to health of pregnant women and babies, say Wits researchers

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News | 14 February 2025

Pensioners queue for hours to replace expiring SASSA cards

“If I don’t change my card there will be no income in my house,” says 84-year-old KZN pensioner

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News | 14 February 2025