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Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

In split decision, apex court upholds Labour Court ruling

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Law | 6 May 2025

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District Six families must wait at least three more years to return

Government has not yet secured funding to build the houses

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Feature | 6 May 2025

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Thousands of SASSA grants to be withheld this week

Affected beneficiaries must visit a SASSA office to update their details, or risk having their grants being suspended

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Brief | 6 May 2025

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How US funding cuts are forcing sex workers to share HIV medicines

Sex workers say they are devastated following the closure of US-funded clinics

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News | 6 May 2025

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Families live in limbo on Cape Town’s railway lines

PRASA has been mum for months about relocation plans

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News | 6 May 2025

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No evidence that judge sent penis picture, tribunal hears

But the message could have been deleted

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Law | 5 May 2025

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Presumed guilty! Years in prison awaiting trial

Goodwood prison massively overcrowded, judge’s report finds

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News | 5 May 2025

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Joburg traders claim they are harassed by City

Traders were recently forced to close shop

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News | 5 May 2025

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Vaal River residents reeling from flood damage

Crops destroyed, houses evacuated

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Photo Essay | 5 May 2025

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Workers’ Day: have trade unions lost their way?

Remembering the heritage of the Haymarket Martyrs

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Opinion | 1 May 2025

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Legal Practice Council administrator accused of corruption loses Labour Court bid

Judge says disciplinary hearing against Zandile Madonsela, accused of colluding with attorneys, can go ahead

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Law | 1 May 2025

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Prisoners can use computers to study in their cells, says Constitutional Court

Current policy is unconstitutional, court rules

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Law | 30 April 2025

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Families of miners trapped since November beg for help

Authorities say it is too dangerous to go down the Krugersdorp mine

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News | 30 April 2025

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Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Supreme Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by City of Johannesburg

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Law | 30 April 2025

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Flower farm keeps Constantia’s coloured heritage alive

Jaftha brothers help heal a history of land dispossession

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News | 30 April 2025

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“Gagged” businessman seeks to prove he was right

Shipping company called in to reveal details of ARTsolar’s imports

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Law | 30 April 2025