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Lufthansa named in irregular PRASA contract

R15m deal is an example of chaotic way rail company was managed

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News | 4 December 2017

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City promises Mfuleni shack dwellers toilets and electricity in 2018

45 families in Ligwa beg to use neighbours’ toilets

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News | 1 December 2017

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Waiting by the roadside desperate for work

The official unemployment rate in the Eastern Cape has risen to over 32%

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News | 1 December 2017

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Activists hold mock trial of Zuma

While there was much laughter, Brett Herron’s testimony was haunting

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News | 30 November 2017

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Court finds PRASA responsible for commuter’s injuries

Masibulele Rautini was pushed out of an open carriage door

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News | 30 November 2017

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There is money to fix our schools, but it’s not being spent, says Equal Education

4,624 schools still have pit latrines

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News | 30 November 2017

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Call for Parliament to remove Deputy Finance Minister Sfiso Buthelezi

UniteBehind publishes report on #PRASALeaks

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News | 29 November 2017

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Mogoeng tells SASSA to go back to the drawing board

Constitutional Court orders agency to consider paying grants through the banking system

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News | 29 November 2017

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Property developers booted off Obz Civic Association

“The attempted ‘hijacking’ of the civic body has actually energised the community in a way that we haven’t seen for years.”

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News | 29 November 2017

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Developers accused of hijacking Obz civic association

Legal action threatened following attempt to hold new elections

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News | 28 November 2017

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Municipality accused of corruption opposes audit

“We want our houses back” shout residents

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News | 28 November 2017

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Orphaned child’s 10-year battle for a birth certificate

Family caught in catch-22 situation

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News | 28 November 2017

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How much did CPS make from social grants?

Panel of Experts questions Cash Paymaster Services profit submission to Constitutional Court

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News | 27 November 2017

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Unions call for R8,500 instead of R3,000 for farm workers

Vavi calls for May Day shutdown

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News | 24 November 2017

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R12 million flower festival for Parys

Controversy over how the benefits will be spread

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News | 24 November 2017

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SASSA’s failures make smooth grant handover impossible, warn experts

Deadline reached for SASSA to make deal with Post Office

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News | 24 November 2017