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- In photos: The turtle trackers of Sodwana Bay
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park’s turtle monitoring programme runs from October to April, monitoring the nesting season of these reptiles Read more » - Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water
Hundreds of households in Ethembeni informal settlement in Khayelitsha say water drips from the taps at night Read more » - More than R200-million spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities
We know of at least eight stadiums that are currently serving no purpose Read more » - Head of Special Tribunal quits after one year
Judge Margaret Victor’s resignation is effective end of November, yet a replacement has not been named Read more » - Part Two: Dodgy Nguni cattle deals uncovered at Fort Hare
A forensic investigation of a research farm found cattle sold for below market prices Read more » - Maseru dump site to be closed after community goes to court
Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years Read more » - Naidoo family breaks down in court as police brutality case postponed yet again
National Director of Public Prosecutions comes under fire for causing delay Read more » - Gag order against Open Secrets lifted
Case brought by Integrated Convoy Protection, which sells armoured vehicles to UAE, dismissed Read more » - Disability organisation loses Constantia land claim battle
South African Riding for the Disabled Association will have to vacate property Read more » - Fort Hare’s cattle projects were supposed to help Eastern Cape farmers. Instead they are a lesson in bad governance
Forensic reports uncover arithmetical errors, unaccounted-for assets and absent oversight, probably resulting in the loss of tens of millions of rands for the university Read more »
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