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Lesotho families take Lesotho Highlands Development Authority to court

The Seinoli Trust wants the high court to compel the LHDA to release data on communities affected by the water project

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News | 27 October 2026

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Luxury lodge fined R15-million for flouting environmental laws

Goats Window luxury safari lodge built 23 units near Bonnievale without environmental authorisation, and cleared 4,000m2 of endangered renosterveld

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News | 27 October 2026

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Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade

Upgrades to the Fort Beaufort water treatment works are months behind schedule

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News | 27 October 2026

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Lesufi said 80,000 panic buttons were distributed. It was 2,000

Now, the physical panic buttons have been cancelled

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News | 27 October 2026

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Week without water brings Joburg residents onto the streets

Areas supplied by the Commando system are among the worst affected by the city’s water crisis

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News | 26 October 2026

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Tshwane water is “unsafe for human consumption”, Parliament hears

Criminal case opened after hundreds of people fall ill with gastrointestinal illnesses due to unchlorinated drinking water in Tshwane

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News | 24 October 2026

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Bronkhorstspruit elderly must fetch water from a hole

With tap water unsafe and tanker deliveries falling short, residents say they have no choice but to collect water from a hole where animals drink

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News | 23 October 2026

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Immigrant drivers too scared to enter Gauteng townships

“Independent contractors” for delivery services are being targeted by vigilantes

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News | 23 October 2026

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Beaufort West patients have to travel 10 hours for lifesaving treatments

There is currently no outpatient treatment for dialysis and chemotherapy in Beaufort West

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News | 22 October 2026