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Roblox is the largest online gaming platform. Source: Roblox Blog

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President Ramaphosa has announced that people convicted of non-violent crimes will be released from South Africa’s overcrowded prisons. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

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Addressing the dress code: New PPE provision guidelines fit for women in mining

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R400m tender fraud trial to begin in May next year

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Anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in chicken reinstated

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SIU files leave to appeal in Telkom case

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Labour law has limits to employee protection; employers are entitled to fair treatment too

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Kenya appeals court unfreezes finance law that sparked unrest

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Grieving Gambian families take govt to court over mishandling of cough syrup

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President Ramaphosa has announced that people convicted of non-violent crimes will be released from South Africa’s overcrowded prisons. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

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Could the Luxembourg Rail Protocol be a game-changer for SA's logistics sector?

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Competition Commission found that Vodacom would own 60% of the national fibre network. Source: Compare Fibre/Unsplash

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Bye-bye Twitter birdie - gone but still under trade mark

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Govt pilots online platform for protection orders

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Board of Health Funders exposes transparency concerns in healthcare regulation

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Domestic workers marched to the Union Buildings in Tshwane to demand workplace compensation for injuries or death and better working conditions. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro | GroundUp

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Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

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Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

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Naheem Ebrahim Essop appointed deputy pension funds adjudicator

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The Institute for Economic Justice and #PayTheGrants campaign have launched an application in the Pretoria High Court against what they say are exclusionary regulations for the R350 grant. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

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8 candidates shortlisted to be next Public Protector

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Ansie Ramalho, Chair, King Committee

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