South Africa|Gauteng|Johannesburg

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At least 15 injured as violence erupts in Westbury

Residents throw petrol bombs during protest, police fire rubber bullets

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News | 1 October 2018

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Activists call for improved access to safe abortions

ā€œWe have a right as women to choose what we do with our bodies without being questionedā€

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News | 29 September 2018

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Sun City prisoners accuse staff of cheating them out of canteen money

Inmates say attempts to open fraud case blocked

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News | 20 September 2018

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Zandspruit residents march for better policing

Johannesburg community warns of vigilante action if situation doesnā€™t improve

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News | 19 September 2018

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Staff at student accommodation in Braamfontein on strike

South Point says it cannot meet workersā€™ demands and remain viable

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Brief | 17 September 2018

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Gauteng court rules against cheap bank repossessions

Judgment is a victory for Johannesburg homeowners, and possibly homeowners across the country

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Law | 13 September 2018

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ā€œI called the police many times but they never cameā€

What victims and perpetrators of Sowetoā€™s xenophobic violence say

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Feature | 10 September 2018

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Criminal justice system abused to stifle protest, says report

Right2Protest coalition launches State of Protest Report

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News | 7 September 2018

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ā€œThe toilets are tin, the classrooms are tin, the office is tin, the kitchen is tin, the storeroom is tin. Nothing is serious here.ā€

Gauteng learners call for province to fix substandard schools

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Brief | 31 August 2018

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Bathabile Dlamini off-the-hook for court costs - for now

Delays could have been avoided by Dlamini and former CEO Pearl Bhengu but their conduct was not ā€œin bad faith or grossly negligentā€

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Law | 30 August 2018

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Union goes to CCMA to get Gautrain finances

Bombela says it is a private company under no obligation to show UNTU its finances

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News | 24 August 2018

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Court to decide how to handle home repossessions

Activist group wants judges to be able to waive reserve prices only in exceptional circumstances

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Law | 16 August 2018

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FEDUSA will go to court to get Gautrain financials

Two-week strike at Gautrain ends

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News | 13 August 2018

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TAC and Corruption Watch want ANC to take action against former Gauteng health officials

Qedani Mahlangu and Brian Hlongwa left health department in ā€œshamblesā€ say civil society organisations

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Brief | 7 August 2018

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R6,000 compensation not enough says Ekurhuleni worker

Former participants in municipal job creation programme want permanent jobs

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News | 13 July 2018

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Health workers say they are undervalued and poorly equipped

The South African Human Rights Commission hosted a dialogue on the impact of strikes by health workers

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News | 6 July 2018