Patient seeks R3m after sex-change operation goes wrong: Pretoria – A Mayville resident in Pretoria West who lost his leg while transitioning from female into a male is not taking the matter lying down. He is claiming more than R3 million from the MEC for Health after an operation to construct a male organ (penis) went wrong and cost him his left leg as a result. The plaintiff refers to himself as a male in papers before the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. The Pretoria News has opted not to name him to spare him any embarrassment….
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High court assessor booked off sick during triple-murder trial never returned: Cape Times – A high court assessor who was booked off sick during a kidnapping and triple-murder trial and allegedly never returned to work has been referred to the Magistrate’s Commission and the Legal Practice Council for action. Sylvia Solomons’s alleged abscondment and dereliction of duty were slated in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), which also set aside the convictions and sentences of six people who stood trial for a vigilante-style attack in Harare, Khayelitsha. Solomons was one of two assessors helping Judge Nolwazi Boqwana in the 2014 Western Cape High Court trial in which Mziwabantu Mncwengi, Mzimasi Mncwengi, Buyelwa Mncwengi, Lumko Bambalaza, Xolani Makapela and Mawande…
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Outrage at two severe raw sewage spills at Zandvlei Nature Reserve: Cape Town – The Zandvlei Nature Reserve has experienced two raw sewage spills in the past two weeks, leaving residents who use the water body for recreational purposes outraged. Since the beginning of the year, five spills had been recorded, the city said. Local Anton Ressel said residents were up in arms after receiving notifications almost monthly to inform them of sewage spills. “The past two weeks have seen…
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GBV: Mogoeng calls for specialised training for court officials: Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng presented his annual judiciary report on Thursday, which showed how overburdened the courts were. ……
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SA, Nigeria aim to revive relations damaged by xenophobic attacks: President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed business from the two countries on the side-lines of President Muhammadu Buhari’s state visit on Thursday. ……
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Mkhwebane allegedly filed incomplete record in Gordhan’s SARS ‘rogue unit’ review – twice: While the Public Protector insists that the record she filed is complete, Pravin Gordhan’s lawyers complained twice that crucial information was missing from previous iterations of the record. ……
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UJ to apply ‘no work, no pay’ policy for striking staff: Workers affiliated to National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will not report for work at all UJ campuses. ……
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Mom of missing SA teacher hands out posters at police stations in Vietnam: Coleen Bothma traipsed from one police station to another in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) this week to let them know about her missing son. ……
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Chinese tourists reflect on African safari adventure: Chinese visitor Sandy Sze Ho and her daughter…
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South Africa to implement new processed food regulations after listeriosis outbreak: A listeriosis outbreak claimed over 180 lives in South Africa nearly two years ago. [Photo: IC] South Africa's quality watchdog on Wednesday said new processed food regulations would come into effect next week after a listeriosis…
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