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Thabo Bester and hundreds of other prisoners kept in unlawful conditions, says inspectorate

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Why the Woolies boss was paid 1,300 times as much as a shopfloor worker

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Court ruling on asylum seekers welcomed

Judge prohibits Home Affairs officials deporting people who intend to apply for asylum

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Are South Africa’s dams safe? Government does not know

A lack of qualified inspectors and low compliance with safety reports raises concerns in Parliament

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West Coast fishers say fishing policy is crippling them

Saldanha and Langebaan fishers say they barely make a livelihood from their quotas

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E-hailing drivers on strike in Cape Town

Drivers want the government to intervene to improve their conditions

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Hundreds of Limpopo villagers march to Eskom to demand an end to load reduction

They blame illegal connections for their electricity troubles and want Eskom to intervene

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Brief | 17 September 2024

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eThekwini Municipality mum on investigation into company selling water illegally

Municipality pledges to buy 100 water trucks to end its need to hire them

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Death toll rises to seven after police swoop on informal gold miners

Some miners have already gone back to work to earn money and repatriate the bodies of their colleagues

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Pensioners allowed back on Community Works Programme

Department of Co-operative Governance reverses decision to end contracts of about 35,000 employees who also get old age grants

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Live wires litter streets of Refilwe township in Tshwane

Two cows have been electrocuted

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Hundreds protest in Ballito over poor living conditions

The march was led by Abahlali baseMjondolo

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Brief | 16 September 2024

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Court postpones decision on hospital security guard strike

Labour Court to rule on Friday over Golden Security guard strike at Heideveld Day Hospital in Cape Town

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Extortionists now targeting social workers

Western Cape social development department had to spend R20-million on overtime to double-up social workers operating in high-risk areas

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Sex workers celebrate pride in Cape Town

The event aimed to counter discrimination and stigma

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