
Estelle Ellis
Senior Journalist at Daily Maverick
Journalist for Maverick Citizen at Daily Maverick. Proud aunt. World changer. Word activist. Wired for compassion and kindness. Living with world's best cat.
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1 week ago |
dailymaverick.co.za | Estelle Ellis
HEROIC ESCAPADES John Best shows the front cover of his book detailing his most daring rescues as head of the Eastern Cape emergency services.
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1 week ago |
dailymaverick.co.za | Estelle Ellis
The Western Cape High Court has ruled that the Garden Route District Municipality should be given a chance to argue why it should not face a R17-million damages claim linked to the 2017 Knysna fires. This comes after the Knysna Municipality told the court that it was not its job to fight the devastating blazes – South Africa’s worst wildlife disaster to date.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymaverick.co.za | Estelle Ellis
A crusade planned by controversial pastor Timothy Omotoso, acquitted on sexual assault and human trafficking charges earlier this month, has hit a snag. The mayor of Buffalo City, East London, has banned him from using any of the metro’s properties for his services. Despite several attempts to obtain answers, the Department of Home Affairs still has not clarified on what basis Omotoso remains in South Africa.
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3 weeks ago |
bizcommunity.com | Estelle Ellis |Sune Payne |Lerato Mutsila |Ethan Van Diemen
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show moreAdvertise your job vacancies The VAT increase to 15.5% scheduled for 1 May, next week, has been reversed following a statement issued in the early hours of this morning, Thursday, 24 April, bythe Treasury. The VAT rate will now remain at 15%.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymaverick.co.za | Estelle Ellis
A well-known law firm in Nelson Mandela Bay has lost its bid to have an investigative report into allegations of touting at the law firm set aside, along with a decision by the Legal Practice Council to ratify this report.
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