South Africa|Gauteng|Johannesburg

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Wits students say they will not eat until their demands are met

Dispute over admitting students with debt

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News | 5 February 2019

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Protestors demand R70 billion compensation for inventor of please call me service

Movement says it is making plans to shut down Vodacom service

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News | 31 January 2019

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Joburg prisoners claim department is violating courtā€™s order to feed them properly

Correctional Services says it has complied with the order and denies any wrongdoing

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Law | 28 January 2019

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Unemployed, poor and desperate: the perfect prey for con-artists

ā€œI was lucky to get work after paying before, but this time my money is gone for mahalaā€

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News | 17 January 2019

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Concourt takes compassionate approach to people who enter country unlawfully

Asylum delayed is not (necessarily) asylum denied

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Law | 17 January 2019

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Showdown with Herman Mashaba looms over housing court order

Municipality has missed deadline to find accommodation for Hillbrow residents, but Johannesburg official says backlog is the fault of past administrations

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News | 15 January 2019

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Concourt agrees: people guilty of serious crimes will not qualify for refugee status

However, extradition law still protects their fundamental rights

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Law | 6 December 2018

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When can a landlord evict law-abiding tenants to renovate?

More than 50 tenants of a derelict building in Hillbrow have taken their landlord to the Constitutional Court

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Law | 5 December 2018

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Joburgā€™s informal traders want better spaces

New association formed to lobby for improved conditions

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News | 21 November 2018

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Concourt judgment affirms right to protest without permission

Ten Social Justice Coalition members who chained themselves to Cape Town civic centre will not have criminal records

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Law | 19 November 2018

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In Johannesburg you have to pay to picket. Activists have had enough

Right2Know leads march against municipalityā€™s protest fees

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News | 17 November 2018

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Victory for workers at Dis-Chem

Employees who had been working through a labour broker to become permanent

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News | 15 November 2018

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Six years later Constitutional Court orders Woolies to reinstate retrenched workers

Woolworths should have considered alternatives, says countryā€™s highest court

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Law | 12 November 2018

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Corruption Watch announces project to hold police accountable

New website will allow people to report police corruption

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Brief | 8 November 2018

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Rwandan man faces death if he is deported from South Africa

The Constitutional Court is deciding if Alex Ruta can seek asylum

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Law | 2 November 2018

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Heineken strike leaders fear dismissal

Brewery workers want better conditions and to be insourced

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News | 1 November 2018