Pietermaritzburg township plagued by raw sewage spills

Msunduzi Municipality blames ageing infrastructure, improper waste disposal, and illegal connections

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News | 17 January 2024

Home Affairs may no longer block your ID on a whim, court rules

Judge gives scathing ruling with punitive cost order

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Law | 17 January 2024

Recipients blocked from getting R350 grant after fraudsters change their cell numbers

SASSA says the SRD grant has placed a massive burden on the agency and plans to implement new software to help prevent fraud

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Brief | 16 January 2024

Taps have been dry in this Durban community for more than a decade

“My daughter was a year old when I last saw water coming out of our taps. She will be 14 next month,” says frustrated Bester resident

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Brief | 16 January 2024

In photos: Beautiful bioluminescence at Muizenberg

Red tide lights up False Bay coast

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Brief | 16 January 2024

Union vows to fight “slaughter” of Post Office jobs

The Communication Workers Union says the Post Office is supposed to play a developmental role in South Africa

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News | 15 January 2024

Rubbish is building up in the streets of this Cape Town township

August Plaatjies is conducting a one-man battle against garbage

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Brief | 15 January 2024

Lawyer receives hero’s welcome at OR Tambo Airport

“We wanted to show our gratitude to the entire team who represented South Africa and the Palestinian people with such grace and dignity,” says Umayya Theba

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News | 15 January 2024

Massive protest in Cape Town in support of people of Gaza

This was part of a Global Day of Action for Palestine

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News | 13 January 2024

Staff refuse to work at clinic after fence stolen

“We demand our safety as well as patients’ safety,” says nurse

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Brief | 12 January 2024

Outrage over slow pace of upgrades to Pretoria zoo

SANBI says it is “balancing” visitors’ experience with its ongoing upgrades since taking over the facility in 2018

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News | 12 January 2024

City of Cape Town rental flats in poor condition

Mayco member says the City has to manage 45,000 units and prioritises repairing them based on safety

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News | 12 January 2024

Retrenched eThekwini workers shot at with rubber bullets while marching to ANC offices

The workers’ contracts under the public employment programme were terminated in October when the City ran out of funds

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Brief | 11 January 2024

Joburg building fire survivors demand better housing after their settlement floods

“As if what we already went through wasn’t enough, the government goes on to move us to this dreadful settlement” says fire survivor

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News | 11 January 2024

Gang extorts money from people occupying government flats

Gauteng Department of Human Settlements heads to court to evict the occupiers

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News | 11 January 2024

Protesters show support for South African case at International Court of Justice

South Africa’s legal team is presenting at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, on Thursday about the devastating effects of the ongoing war in Gaza

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News | 11 January 2024