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Third wave over in Gauteng and Limpopo, says NICD, as SA records 7,338 new Covid-19 cases: Gauteng and Limpopo have already met the end-of-wave threshold criteria,” NICD acting executive director Prof Adrian Puren said.
Violence in SA | Sasria needs more treasury funding: Sasria says this is to close the gap caused by claims made by businesses affected by July’s violent unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
ENTREPRENEUR: Valomate CEO Sarah Louw is filling a medical gap: Go-getter runs a company where the goal is to help road-accident victims get top-class treatment, even without medical cover …
Massive ammunition theft in Durban raises fears of increased volatility and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal: Amid the political violence and looting that gripped South Africa after the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma, about 1.2 million rounds of ammunition were stolen from a container yard in …
South African Business Mood Slumps After Riots, Port Disruptions: South African business confidence slumped in the third quarter as deadly riots, looting and arson disrupted supply chains and restricted economic activity. A quarterly business confidence index …
Xolobeni: Justice grinds slowly and fails to protect victims of attacks and intimidation by pro-mining forces: In yet another twist in the battle over the titanium mining of Xolobeni on the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast, five men who faced charges including attempted murder were acquitted at the end of August.
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: In June 2007 the KZN parliament passed the Prevention of Slums Bill in the Provincial Parliament. The Bill compels landowners to evict shackdwellers, on the threat of arrest and criminalises resistance to evictions. The provincial Department of Housing, that brought the Bill to the Provincial Parliament, has repeatedly stated that ‘the slums will be cleared by 2010 in KwaZulu-Natal’. The Bill has been heavily criticised by academics, human rights organisations and civil society. The shack dwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo is planning mass mobilising against the Bill and is also taking the matter to the Constitutional Court with support from a pro bono legal centre.
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