City of Cape Town pauses decision to cut Dial-a-Ride services

Settlement reached between the municipality and the Western Cape Network on Disability

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Law | 5 September 2025

No sex workers will be prosecuted while court process plays out

NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases

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News | 5 September 2025

Chart of the week: Postbank loses social grant clients

More than 75% of Postbank’s clients have moved to private banks

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Charts | 5 September 2025

Alexandra container homes still empty four years after construction

Johannesburg mayor says allocation is in final stages but does not commit to a timeframe for occupation of the complex built during the covid pandemic

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Brief | 5 September 2025

Caught between government departments, Limpopo families live with raw sewage

Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards

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Brief | 5 September 2025

Disability activists disrupt City of Cape Town transport meeting over Dial-a-Ride cuts

Western Cape Network on Disability is challenging the cuts in court

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Brief | 4 September 2025

Ithuba seeks urgent court order to stop lottery licence handover

Ithuba claims the Minister ignored bidding rules and evaluation criteria in awarding fourth licence to Sizekhaya

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Law | 4 September 2025

City of Cape Town probe clears officers of responsibility in taxi driver’s death

No evidence linking Law Enforcement officers to death of Luvyo Vimba last November, City says

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Brief | 4 September 2025

Taxi strike leaves Durban commuters stranded

Taxi associations annoyed by impounding of vehicles

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News | 4 September 2025

Darling Street residents await judgment in eviction case

Department of Public Works and Ndifuna Ukwazi square off in court

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Brief | 4 September 2025

Parents shut down school for weeks

Gauteng Education MEC promises Nigel families a new primary school

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News | 4 September 2025

Joburg residents, fed up with water outages, block roads

“We just want water to come out of our taps. We can’t even flush our toilets.”

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Brief | 4 September 2025

Compensation for sick miners: only 30% of claimants paid out by Tshiamiso Trust

Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told

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News | 4 September 2025

Gauteng DSD’s R215-million irregular expenditure

Department missed several targets in 2024/25

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News | 4 September 2025

KZN is failing to build houses for thousands of flood victims

Floods are expected to leave many more people homeless in the coming years

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News | 4 September 2025

Health DG enters the legal fight over circumcision device

Rival company Unicirc disputes CircumQ’s safety claims, but Dr Sabelo Buthelezi says the device has been used successfully in Gauteng

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Law | 4 September 2025