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Cosatu will be joined by at least 10 civil society bodies in a series of protests in the next few weeks against the e-tolling of Gauteng highways.

Minister: Tolls Needed For Infrastructure
E-tolling is needed to pay for and maintain infrastructure critical to South Africa's future economic growth, Transport Minister Ben Martins said.
Cops Database Hacked
Information on crime supplied by whistle-blowers was downloaded when the official SA Police Service website was hacked into, Sita said on Wednesday.
'Collusion' Behind Waterkloof Landing
A collusion of officials resulted in the irregular clearance for a privately chartered plane to land at Waterkloof Air Force Base, reveals a report on the matter.

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Crime

Two Jailed After Alexandra Shootout

Two men were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a shootout in Alexandra township in Johannesburg, the city's metro police said.

Court Update

Compensation Fund Fraudsters Case Postponed

The fraud trial of two former employees of the labour department's Compensation Fund was postponed in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

Politics

DA Youth Disapproves Of Kleinfontein Mind-Set

The reported racial exclusion policies of Kleinfontien farm settlement, near Pretoria, will be the target of a Democratic Alliance Youth protest on Thursday.

National Conversation

Kruger Park Wants To Destroy Artificial Watering Holes

Four artificial water holes in the Kruger National Park will be demolished to prevent ecological problems, the park said on Wednesday.

Strange World

Contractor Uses Sewage Water To Build

Labour inspectors have clamped down on a Free State contractor using sewage water to suppress dust while building a new road, an official said on Wednesday.

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