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Marikana massacre — Victims’ families receive R330-million from government 11 years later, claims still pending

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At a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday, Solicitor General Fhedzisani Pandelani announced that the state had paid out R330-million to claimants for the Marikana mine massacre. Pandelani also said they were walking lightly around ‘the new concept of constitutional damages’.

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Zama-zama terror continues as police clamp down

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The communities of Sol Plaatjie and Durban Deep are fed up with illegal miners from Lesotho who continue to make their lives a living hell following reports of daily shoot-outs at some of the open shafts in the area.

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Police Minister to release crime statistics

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Police Minister Bheki Cele will present the quarterly crime statistics, reflecting on crimes reported between April and June 2023.

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Taxi chaos | Santaco takes City of Cape Town to court

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Santaco in the Western Cape has until noon to reach an agreement with the City of Cape Town and the provincial transport department.

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Midrand school at centre of anti-dreadlocks row 'operating illegally' - DBE

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It has emerged that a school at the centre of an anti-dreadlocks policy has failed to register a new name in compliance with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) regulations. As a result, the department said the Crowthorne Christian Academy in Midrand has been operating illegally.

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Jail for KwaZulu-Natal traffic department official who sold learner’s licenses for up to R1,000

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An administration clerk who sold learner’s licenses for R1,000 has been sentenced to four years behind bars.

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Babies abandoned in Soshanguve this week

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The discovery of two dead baby bodies in the township of Soshanguve in just one week has raised the alarm about the ever increasing social problems in Tshwane’s townships.

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Police killings spiked between April & June of 2023, crime stats reveal

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he murder rate has gone down but there’s been a spike in police killings between April and June this year.

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NSFAS CEO Nongogo placed on special leave as scheme probes new payment system

admin Aug 17, 2023 0 134

National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) CEO Andile Nongogo has been placed on special leave as the scheme conducts an investigation into the new direct payment system.

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Man mauled to death by lion at Gauteng nature reserve

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A man was mauled to death by a lion at the Dinokeng Game Reserve this week.

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Operation Shanela: Police clamp down on illegal mining in Roodepoort

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Police clamp down on illegal mining in Roodepoort

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Death toll from vehicle collision near Stanford rises to 3

admin Aug 17, 2023 0 98

Authorities have confirmed to Eyewitness News that the death toll from a minibus and bus accident between Stanford and Caledon in the Western Cape has risen to three.