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Gauteng children’s organisations protest against funding cuts

Over 300 workers marched, demanding the reinstatement of psychosocial funding and the return of food parcel distribution

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In photos: Hundreds of homes flooded in Saldanha Bay

Municipality and Gift of the Givers offer warm meals and clothing to victims

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Women, evicted from farms, march for housing

They want the Drakenstein Municipality to provide detailed plans, timeframes, and budget for housing

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US aid cuts leave rural Lesotho schools searching for alternative funding

Across Lesotho, many children are still learning in church halls and outside, says education official

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News | 27 June 2025

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People with HIV go hungry as Gauteng government cuts funds

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News | 27 June 2025

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We need to change the law on gender recognition

Ordinary administrative tasks are fraught with risk for trans people

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Lottery licence evaluators had no lottery experience

Audit firms refused to get involved because of “reputational risk”

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News | 26 June 2025

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Khayelitsha residents scoop buckets of water from flooded homes

Many Taiwan informal settlement residents are now sleeping at the community hall

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Brief | 26 June 2025

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Open Secrets report: How big consulting firms are cashing in on the climate crisis

Multinational firms are benefitting from “just transition” funding while serving the world’s largest fossil fuel companies

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News | 26 June 2025

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Government still has no plan to replace US HIV funding. Health organisations are demanding action

A petition calls on the health department to release an emergency plan

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Brief | 26 June 2025

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Late judgments have increased. Here’s what’s being done to fix the problem

The Chief Justice plans a full rollout of Court Online for civil matters by 2026 to reduce backlogs

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News | 26 June 2025

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Parents vow to keep children out of school after murder of learner

Demand for scholar transport after 13-year-old Anga Ndema was killed on her way back from school

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News | 26 June 2025

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Court orders dissolution of debt-ridden Ngwathe Municipality

AfriForum brought the case to compel the Free State government to intervene in the failing municipality

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Law | 26 June 2025

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Death in Mozambique: After US funding cuts, a health system crumbles

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Feature | 25 June 2025

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Khayelitsha residents take over SASSA meeting to voice grievances

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