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Waiting for dignity: Disabled workers starving for meds they need to survive
Dr Virginia Wilson contacted Eyewitness News after months of battling the Compensation Fund when she found out her patients weren’t receiving their much-needed medication.
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Accused in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial under tighter restraint after court scuffle
A physical fight broke out on Monday over the casual way that the accused were seated during the tea adjournment.
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State may add more charges against man accused of killing Kirsten Kluyts
Bafana Makhungela, a 21-year-old Varsity College student, was arrested for the crime on Sunday and made his first appearance in the Alexandra Regional Court on Tuesday when the case was postponed to next week for him to secure legal representation.
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State opposed to granting man accused of Joburg teacher murder bail
Bafana Makhunela, a 21-year-old student, was arrested on Sunday afternoon in connection with Kirsten Kluyts’s murder and made a brief court appearance on Tuesday.
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WC traffic cops seize R16m worth of marijuana after stopping truck on N1
On Saturday, a truck was pulled over during a routine stop between Laingsburg and Leeu-Gamka where officers found 40 bags of compressed cannabis while inspecting its two trailers.
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Loyiso Nkohla murder: Hawks detectives nab fourth suspect
The 41-year-old was apprehended in Eastern Cape by Hawks detectives when he appeared in court, in connection with an unrelated matter.
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Master’s Office not on its knees, but more needs to be done: Justice Ministry
The Master's Office has come under fire recently for its numerous service delivery issues, including its long queues, system problems, documents going missing, poor infrastructure and load shedding - among others.
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Spike in Table Mountain attacks frustrates users including hikers, cyclists
The spate of robberies on Table Mountain has become a cause for concern ahead of the busy festive season.
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11 mineworkers die in 'serious safety incident', confirms Impala Platinum
The deadly incident involved a winder rope that the company has further explained 'connects the personnel conveyance which hoists employees up and down the shaft'.
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Health NGOs admitted as friends of court in cystic fibrosis drugs battle in SA
US pharmaceutical company Vertex patented the ‘miracle’ cystic fibrosis treatment in South Africa despite it not being sold in the country, resulting in it being unable to be sold by anyone else, and leaving it out of reach for patients.
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Senzo Meyiwa murder trial: Testimony of lead investigator resumes
Brigadier Bongani Gininda started giving testimony on Monday, where he began detailing how one of the five accused made admissions about his involvement in Meyiwa’s murder.
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Joburg CBD fire inquiry unaware of Home Affairs' bid to deport witnesses
At least 32 undocumented migrants who stayed in the building are detained at the Lindela Repatriation Centre, pending the outcome of a legal battle to stop them from being deported.
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NSFAS warns students applying for 2024 funding to be wary of bogus websites
The funding scheme says there is an app falsely operating under its name, asking students to submit their personal information, that its teams are working hard to take down.
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The day that was: Fistfight at Meyiwa trial, police linked to human trafficking
The Eyewitness News bulletin with Jane Dutton.
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Legal team criticises COJ over Marshalltown fire survivors' living conditions
The High Court in Johannesburg has given the municipality three months to improve the living conditions of the Marshalltown fire victims.
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Friend of murdered KZN pastor Liezel de Jager hopes to see justice served
This after the deceased’s husband, Werner de Jager, appeared before the Amanzimtoti Branch Court for the murder on Monday.
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Meyiwa trial: Judge draws parallels between courtroom scuffle & conduct of MPs
A scuffle broke out when a warder flagged the informal manner in which the accused were seated during the tea adjournment.
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GBV must be a focus 365 days of the year - Ubuntu Rural Women and Youth Movement
The Ubuntu Rural Women and Youth Movement's Wendy Pekeur said that the organisation's GBV champions were active on the ground within communities.
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Deporting Marshalltown fire survivors not in interest of justice, says lawyer
Law firm, Norton Rose Fullbright, is challenging the Home Affairs Department's application to have 32 of the survivors deported.
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Eskom 'technically has gone to stage 8 a few times', claims energy expert
On Sunday, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa was at pains to stress that the power utility had not implemented stage 8 load shedding and that the power cuts had only reached stage 6.
