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The Special Investigating Unit described to Parliament last week how it is cracking down on dodgy medical legal claims. Payouts of medical related claims were R265-million in 2013. This skyrocketed to ...

In 2020 Jonathan Ancer and I were commissioned to co-author a biography of Pravin Gordhan. We were both intrigued by the man – probably known best at the time for his resistance to former president ...

Following the Western Cape government’s decision to cut 2,407 teacher posts beginning January 2025, the provincial Parliament met on Thursday to debate the matter. “This government can make better ...

Hundreds of people who have been occupying the brightly coloured shipping containers earmarked for social housing in Alexandra, Johannesburg were evicted on Wednesday. In February families who had ...

A court challenge by the former chairman of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) Alfred Nevhutanda has delayed the forfeiture of millions of rands in assets by the state. Nevhutanda is challenging ...

The Johannesburg Labour Court has dismissed Premier Group’s urgent application to stop workers from striking at its Mister Sweet branch in Germiston. Workers downed tools on 19 August, demanding ...

The Passenger Rail Agency of South (PRASA) has filed an application for leave to appeal a court order by Western Cape Judge Tandazwa Ndita. The judge ordered the rail agency to return the belongings ...

The Passenger Rail Agency of South (PRASA) has been accused of contempt of court for failing to adhere to a Western Cape High Court ruling of 6 September to shelter families it illegally evicted in ...

On 29 July, the City of Cape Town sent its final version of a service level plan for commuter rail to PRASA. With legal ...

Dozens of cars which had been impounded as a result of traffic violations were destroyed in a fire at the government garage in Qwaqwa in the Free State at the weekend, leaving their owners in shock.