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National emergency: The urban models turning waste into opportunity
An innovative project for informal waste pickers in Cape Town demonstrates how empowerment and a circular economy can make a difference
Ipid report clears cops of misconduct for use of water cannon on Sassa crowd
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate found no misconduct was committed by police who used a water cannon on a crowd outside the Sassa office in Bellville, Cape Town
Law stops at brothel door
Woman sacked for disobeying brothel owner has no protection from labour law, says judge.
Racism accusations fly in Malatsi testimony
A senior official in the Western Cape’s department of environmental affairs was on Wednesday accused of racism by corruption accused David Malatsi. Malatsi, a former environment…
Golf-estate case: Marais takes stand
Former Western Cape premier Peter Marais told his environment planning minister David Malatsi to make a ”political decision” on the Roodefontein golf-estate development if it was…
Brits ends year on a high
Okkert Brits, the South African pole-vault champion and record holder, recorded his best height of 2005 at a special pole-vault contest in Bellville over the weekend when he…