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Polluters could pay for deadly KZN flooding
South African law might be used to hold major carbon polluters to account for their role in damaging climate events This content is restricted to registered users and…
Stress, tears and struggles with Tshiamiso Trust
Trust had paid out more than R700m but too many claimants ‘are being misdiagnosed, incorrectly classified or rejected’, say activists
Finding justice 10 years after the Marikana massacre
The family of one of the victims of the shooting has received neither money nor an apology
Motsepe’s mine in reparation row
For 13 years, the former residents have battled with Nkomati mine over the relocation of graves and the destruction of cattle kraals and homesteads
Constitutional Court to rule on leave to appeal in Tembisa Hospital cerebral palsy case
Lawyers representing Tembisa Hospital say there is nothing staff could have done to avoid newborn’s brain damage.
How South Africa’s Covid vaccine injury fund will work
In the rare event that you experience a severe side-effect as a result of Covid-19 vaccines, this fund will pay you out
Engen refuses to engage with Durban’s blast affected community
Years of poor maintenance at Engen’s Durban plant caused pollution and December explosion