Police cordon off the crime scene where two men were killed and one seriously injured in a shooting at the Dunoon Public Transport Interchange. Photo supplied Gunmen armed with a semi-automatic weapon shot and killed two men and seriously wounded another on the corner of Dumani and Potsdam Road opposite the Dunoon Public Transport Interchange at midday on Thursday 9 June, … [Read more...] about Taxi boss murdered at Dunoon taxi rank
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Setback for Makhado Municipality in access to information case …
A judge described court papers submitted by the Makhado Municipality as a complete mess. Archive photo: Aidan Jones The Makhado Municipality’s efforts to avoid disclosing information about dodgy property transactions suffered a setback in the Limpopo High Court in Thohoyandou on Friday morning when its appeal against an earlier judgement was struck off the roll. The … [Read more...] about Setback for Makhado Municipality in access to information case …
Desperate for money, social grant recipients borrow from a surprising source
Elderly people and people living with disability queue to collect their social grants outside Net1 Financial Services at the Soshanguve Plaza in Pretoria on the first Friday in June. Many also take out loans at the same office. Photos: Mosima Rafapa People depending on social grants say they are struggling to make ends meet with their grant money and have to resort to … [Read more...] about Desperate for money, social grant recipients borrow from a surprising source
No constitutional right to stupidity, says judge
The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an application by the Road Accident Fund. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The Western Cape High Court has upheld a judgment of almost R7-million awarded to a road accident victim in 2020. Judge Daniel Thulare said that the Road Accident Fund had elected not to participate in judicial proceedings when the matter was first before the … [Read more...] about No constitutional right to stupidity, says judge
180,000 Zimbabweans face deportation as permit deadline looms
Thousands of Zimbabwean nationals who have Zimbabwean Exemption Permits to live and work in South Africa and are not on the critical skills list could face deportation. Photo: Joseph Chirume The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit, under which about 180,000 Zimbabweans legally stay and work in the Republic, is expiring on 31 December 2022. After this date, unless these permit holders … [Read more...] about 180,000 Zimbabweans face deportation as permit deadline looms
