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Soweto housing fraud case back in court

“They can postpone as much as they like, we will get justice,” says housing scam victim

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Brief | 27 August 2026

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Gap in Cape Town’s janitor contracts leaves communities living in filth

The municipality says it will appoint new janitors in September

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News | 27 August 2026

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Government to evict people from 166 occupied properties

Department of Public Works wants to “turn the tide” on unlawful occupations

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Parliament | 27 August 2026

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Hitman’s lawyer sentenced for delaying trial

The judge found Sithembiso Nkatha avoided court, delaying a mass murder trial from July 2025 to October 2026

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Law | 26 August 2026

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Fruit workers strike over union recognition

Dispute over numbers at Villiersdorp company

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News | 26 August 2026

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Joburg’s dirtiest river may lose its only champion

Environmental organisation KlipSA faces closure

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News | 26 August 2026

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In this town, old women have to relieve themselves in a field

Some families have been living in Aloe-T informal settlement in Komani, Eastern Cape, since 1997

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News | 26 August 2026

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Judges grill Treasury on SRD grant

SCA judge questions whether “people without the means to even buy a cellphone” should have to apply online

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Law | 25 August 2026

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R233-million spent on buses for fleeing immigrants

About 100,000 people have left South Africa since June

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Brief | 25 August 2026