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A Sars employee who took part in an EFF protest while claiming to be on sick leave must be fired, the Labour Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

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Tania Broughton 24 Jul 2023

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Wendell Roelf 21 Jul 2023

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Katja Hamilton 19 Jul 2023

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Peter Grealy and Joshua Leroni 19 Jul 2023

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