South Africa

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My three-month battle with the Unemployment Insurance Fund

Appeal to the new Minister of Labour to fix the problems with the fund

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Opinion | 15 August 2024

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SA’s ‘rock libraries’ gain world acclaim

UNESCO World Heritage Site status granted to three rock shelters

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News | 15 August 2024

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In sickness and in health: What can workers expect from their employer if they are too sick to work?

CCMA finds dismissal of cancer survivor lawful

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News | 14 August 2024

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Security guard strike hits Western Cape SASSA offices

Several offices closed on Tuesday

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Brief | 14 August 2024

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Cost of taxi rank balloons from R5.8-million to more than R20-million

It’s been a long wait for commuters in Tsomo

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Brief | 14 August 2024

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Father unable to register his son because he is not the mother

Despite DNA tests, Home Affairs refused to issue birth certificate to single dad’s son

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News | 14 August 2024

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Learners being taught under trees as Limpopo school waits for classrooms to be fixed

Classroom block was destroyed by wind three years ago

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Brief | 14 August 2024

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Soweto property owners ask court to send Johannesburg officials to jail

They argue that the City failed to comply with two court orders

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News | 13 August 2024

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Five months after police drive into woman, breaking her pelvis, SAPS probe is still incomplete

Nolwazi Tokhwe says her life has dramatically changed

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News | 13 August 2024

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“Our constitutional rights have been violated” - Eastern Cape community fed up with poor water delivery

Municipality blames water delivery issues on illegal water connections

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Brief | 13 August 2024

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Housing bungle in Eastern Cape

Hundreds of houses stand empty with no roofs

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Brief | 13 August 2024

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Durban protesters block roads, demanding local clinic be re-opened

The Newtown A clinic has been closed since the floods in April 2022

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Brief | 12 August 2024

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Understanding the hard-hitting Press Council ruling against Iqbal Survé’s newspapers

The ruling raises serious questions about the ethics on Sunday Independent and other Independent Media publications

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Law | 12 August 2024

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Rail theft accused using “Stalingrad tactics”, court hears

Decision on the High Court review brought by Syed Mohiudeen postponed

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News | 12 August 2024

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Eight years and counting - sewage spills into Butterworth river

Municipality blames illegal connections for pump station failure

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News | 12 August 2024

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Quieter seas are good news for African penguins

Numbers of breeding pairs in Algoa Bay have bounced back since bunkering stopped

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News | 12 August 2024