The laws “have not deterred … the selling or buying of sex … and are not rationally capable of doing so. They merely create greater stigma and vulnerability among sex workers and violate their rights.

While the USMB standards were previously used as a guide, the newly published limits provide concrete, set levels over which ...

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The UIF online portal has been down for six weeks, including uFiling, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and Virtual ...

Across the country, potholes are an all too familiar and frustrating feature of South Africa’s roads. Archive photo: Barbara ...

FEATURED STORY - Metres away from the entrance to the Airport Industria depot, the smell of human waste and chemicals is already unbearable. Inside, about 100 people in overalls are emptying portable ...

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The Bokoni platinum mine, about 60km south-east of Polokwane, has recently reopened after being shuttered for six years. A month ago, residents of surrounding villages asked the Department of Mineral ...

An earlier version of the article misspelt Mr Matutu's name.

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