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Judge scolds EFF for repeatedly wasting courts’ time

“The laxity with which the EFF acted is unexplained … the extreme urgency was entirely self-created and unwarranted, it inconvenienced the court, the participating party and other litigants”

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Law | 25 September 2025

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Soweto youth honour their heritage with music

The Morris Isaacson Centre for Music teaches music to more than 340

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Photo Essay | 25 September 2025

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Court battle over the end of Postbank’s agreement with SASSA

Postbank argues that ending its contract could have “severe consequences” for millions of social grant beneficiaries

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News | 25 September 2025

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Keeping the memory of Constantia’s forced removals alive

Heritage Walk by Jaftha family Flower Farm honours displaced families

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Brief | 25 September 2025

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Porterville women share their heritage through food

The Purple Mountain Arts Residency hosted its second Heritage Day festival

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News | 24 September 2025

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Hundreds of unique Cederberg place names rescued from potential extinction

Names like Slangbosfontein, Katstertdrif, Pendoornkraal, Sterrebosbank, Vogelgesang, Haasvlakte, and Jakkalskop

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Photo Essay | 24 September 2025

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Municipal strike called off in Buffalo City

SAMWU members went on strike for a week over outsourcing

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Brief | 23 September 2025

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Hundreds of West Rand residents block busy highways over water cuts

Households in Kokosi, Fochville say they’ve been forced to rely on dirty water sources during the outage

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Brief | 23 September 2025

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Room at clinic torched after electric wires confiscated in Khayelitsha

Town Two Clinic will be closed until Thursday

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Brief | 23 September 2025

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Former home of Mamelodi Sundowns turned into a dump site

People living near the old Hezekiel Mothibe Pitje Stadium want the City of Tshwane to take action

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Brief | 23 September 2025

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Twist in rape cover-up trial

Court hears that an internal hearing cleared one of the three police officers on trial

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Brief | 23 September 2025

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Delayed justice: police torture trial postponed for seven months

The hearing was originally set down for July 2024 but will now only be heard in April 2026

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News | 22 September 2025

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Petals with Purpose: Magaliesberg flower festival donates proceeds to charities

The Hadeco flower farm saw hundreds of visitors over the weekend

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Photo Essay | 22 September 2025

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Apex court to hear landmark case on “consent” in sexual offences

The Embrace Project wants the Constitutional Court to confirm a high court ruling that found provisions in the Sexual Offences Act unconstitutional

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News | 22 September 2025

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Silver lining in the Table Mountain fire

The Sugarbird Project is working to remove “relentless” invasives

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Photo Essay | 22 September 2025

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Legal Aid helps scores of people, mostly pensioners, for free in Wills Week

The Master of the High Court estimates that more than 70% of working South Africans do not have wills

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News | 20 September 2025