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Mavis Bambiso is still stuck in a zinc house built by the apartheid government after floods in 1976. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani Families displaced by floods in 1976 and housed in zinc homes by the apartheid government are still waiting for houses promised to them in 2006. The 172 families were told to demolish their shacks for brick houses to be built. But only 92 houses were … [Read more...] about Families displaced by floods in 1976 still waiting to be housed

The park in Louis Trichardt that was sold under questionable circumstances by the municipality. Photo supplied by Limpopo Mirror Documents relating to the sale of a public park by the Makhado Municipality have revealed a series of improbabilities, a deliberate lack of oversight and a veil of secrecy to avoid accountability. They also show how the real losers, yet again, are the … [Read more...] about Questions raised over sale of public park in Louis Trichardt

The Judge President of the Gauteng High Court has reported Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi to the Judicial Service Commission. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi, who has failed to deliver judgment in a matter after 19 months, has been reported to the Judicial Service Commission. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is a constitutional body that … [Read more...] about Gauteng judge reported to Judicial Service Commission

The High Court in Johannesburg ruled in favour of the Prudential Authority against 3Sixty Life on Friday 30 September. But now 3Sixty Life is appealing. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Funeral insurer 3Sixty Life has filed an application for leave to appeal Judge Fiona Dippenaar’s 30 September judgment that placed the funeral insurance company into final curatorship. The … [Read more...] about 3Sixty Life to appeal curatorship ruling

Learners in grades 1, 2 and 3 at Ratseke Primary School at Ga-Ratseke Village, Bolobedi in Limpopo, have to squeeze together in class after two mobile classrooms burned down on 16 May in a protest over the Limpopo Department of Education’s failure to keep its promise to build a new school. Photo: Ezekiel Kekana Section27 wants the court to declare the state’s decision to … [Read more...] about Section27 goes to court to get Limpopo schools fixed