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Why proudly South African clothes are being made in “sweatshops”
92% of clothing manufacturers in Newcastle do not comply with Bargaining Council rules, says the council’s lawyer
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The hospital visit that begins with a boat
Patients in remote Lesotho villages have to cross the Senqu River to get to Tebellong Hospital
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Police watchdog completes probe into Khayelitsha torture case
Nonkululo Fente died when SAPS raided her tavern
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Sweatshops saga: Action taken against another clothing manufacturer
National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry goes to court against Durban-based Gemelli
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Rights groups disappointed by Constitutional Court asylum ruling
Immigrant community leaders say the ruling that bars rejected asylum seekers from reapplying, may see people deported back to countries where they face danger
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Municipality goes to court to block corruption report
The North West municipality has ignored an MEC’s instruction to “initiate a process of revocation” of the appointment of three senior officials
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Homes of over 5,000 people still flooded in Khayelitsha
City of Cape Town calls for donations to help flood victims
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Constitutional Court rules asylum seekers once rejected cannot reapply
The majority judgment found that the Refugees Act is silent on reapplications and the court would come dangerously close to legislating if it allowed these
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Report into R66-million netball lottery grant recommends litigation to recover funds
The Special Investigating Unit is probing the grant
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In photos: the Western Cape mops up after the storm
Roads closed, trucks stranded, thousands of homes waterlogged or damaged
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Schools left in darkness as municipal bills mount
Gauteng education department says schools must pay for electricity themselves
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Paraplegic man finally gets care after years of legal battles with government
Paul Gerber, 58, lived in a wooden shed with no ablutions in Kalbaskraal while the state contacted 173 facilities on his behalf without success
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