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Joburg protesters block roads, demanding water

Water supply in Coronationville, Claremont, and Westbury has been erratic for two years, they say

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Investigation into social grant fraud is a flop

SASSA investigation into SRD grant application system fails to answer crucial questions

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Protest at Cape Town primary school over vacant teaching posts

100 people picketed outside Siyazakha Primary in Philippi on Tuesday

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Brightly coloured double-storey homes replace shacks in Khayelitsha

The Urban Think Tank Empower project has been in the works for about ten years

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In photos: turning rubbish dumps into gardens in Upington

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Villagers work with Eastern Cape municipality to fix water supply

The Mncwasa Water Scheme has been revived

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The accountants who helped loot the Lottery

Special Investigating Unit names five firms in Parliament

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This man spent nine years in jail before the charges against him were withdrawn

Now the state is challenging the court ruling of wrongful arrest

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Waste is piling up and we don’t know enough to deal with it

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Dancers with disabilities take centre stage at international festival

Organised by the Sibikwa Arts Centre, BODY MOVES features dancers from South Africa and the UK

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Patients to be moved from Cofimvaba Hospital as nurses down tools

The Eastern Cape health department has issued an ultimatum to return to work

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Gqeberha Pride Festival: sports uniting communities

Hosting netball games gets more people involved in Pride

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Brief | 25 November 2024

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Spaza shop landlords shocked by R2,200 permit fee

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is scrambling to legalise residential based enterprises

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Brief | 25 November 2024

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Diamond mines everywhere but Richtersveld town battles poverty

Sanddrift residents struggle to get medication, ambulances, and jobs

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Union criticises employers for not registering domestic workers with UIF. But it’s not so simple

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Lottery blocks payment to lavishly funded music event

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