Artscape social housing development moves ahead

1,476 social housing units planned at 16-storey development

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Brief | 25 July 2025

Students left in the dark as Nelson Mandela Bay cuts power for unpaid bills

This is part of the municipality’s bid to recover R17-billion in unpaid electricity bills across its 60 wards

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Brief | 25 July 2025

R25-million and 7 years later, Indwe sports field far from finished

It was meant to take 18 months, and now another R10-million is needed

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Brief | 25 July 2025

Huge delays in payouts to miners with silicosis and TB

Delays by the multi-billion rand Tshiamiso Trust have meant 84% of lodged claims have not received compensation

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News | 25 July 2025

South Africa silent on Lesotho rebel army allegations

Last week, Lesotho security chiefs said there were terrorist training camps in the Free State

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Brief | 25 July 2025

Not enough prisoners have access to work and training opportunities

People earn less than R250 a month working in prison workshops or farms

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Brief | 25 July 2025

Cape Town protesters bang pots against Israel’s use of food as a weapon

Over 100 people have starved to death in Gaza

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Brief | 24 July 2025

Hout Bay women turn plastic waste into colourful bags

“Each handcrafted product helps to keep plastic out of the environment and landfill sites”

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Brief | 24 July 2025

Elsies River residents in the dark for weeks due to Eskom backlog

The power utility says it is working to fix electricity faults across the province

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Brief | 24 July 2025

Limpopo megaproject sued over “stolen” rocks

Subcontractor removed R12-million worth of white rock from private land

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Feature | 24 July 2025

Gqeberha ward councillor leads protest for services in Soweto-on-Sea

Demonstrators led by ANC Councillor Xolile Vingqi blocked entry to the municipal Lillian Diedericks Building

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Brief | 23 July 2025

Community blames poor policing after brutal murders

Residents say they’ve been forced to stand outside the police station and give statements to an officer because the gates are locked at night

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News | 23 July 2025

After five months, silence on murder of Imam Muhsin Hendricks

Hendricks, who was openly gay, was gunned down in Gqeberha in February

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Brief | 23 July 2025

Augrabies is known for its gushing waterfall, but communities struggle to get clean water

Department of Water intervenes as Kai !Garib battles frequent water interruptions, infrastructure failures and dirty tap water

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News | 23 July 2025

Immigrant families left homeless after eviction from army land in Marievale

The SANDF has denied claims that it did not offer alternative accommodation

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News | 23 July 2025

Protesters call for scrapping changes to labour laws

Labour department says amendments are necessary to counter growing unemployment

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Brief | 22 July 2025