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Labour Court upholds dismissal of lying municipal chief financial officer

Misrepresenting qualifications is a “menacing evil”, says judge

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Law | 19 June 2023

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Shack dwellers protest in support of Nelson Mandela Bay’s DA mayor

Mayor delivered over 300 chemical toilets that are cleaned every second day, a protester tells ANC representatives. “All you want to do is loot,” says another.

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News | 25 May 2023

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Security guards march in Pretoria to demand permanent jobs

Protesters want City of Tshwane to absorb 4,000 workers

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Brief | 24 May 2023

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Drop in support from government is “devastating” for community newspapers

Five community newspapers in KwaZulu-Natal have been forced to close down after advertising cuts by the state

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News | 16 May 2023

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First glimpse of plans for Salt River and Woodstock

Some of the concerns raised at the meeting on Saturday were about green spaces, transport, and housing

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News | 15 May 2023

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Children are dying from izinyoka electricity while Tongaat families wait to be housed

Four years after construction started, not a single house has been completed in R120-million Umbhayi project

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News | 6 April 2023

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Human waste litters the ground in Mountain View - and City of Tshwane has no plans to fix it anytime soon

The City says families living there will be moved when it finds land

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News | 5 April 2023

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Nearly a year after the floods, eThekwini villagers are still hoping for help

Inanda families say they are being ignored

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News | 24 March 2023

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Court challenge to SIU findings against Nelson Mandela Bay’s Covid spending fails

The Special Investigating Unit found irregularities in a R26.4-million toilet procurement during the national state of disaster

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Law | 15 March 2023