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Union and hostel residents quarrel over R3-million electricity bill
Food and Allied Workers’ Union claims its hostel was “hijacked”, but residents say they are descendants of bread factory workers who lived there
By Greg Dor
News | 15 July 2026
Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal
Two massive water-hungry and energy-hungry data centres are proposed next to the airport
News | 14 July 2026
Gugulethu’s apartheid-era hostels finally get a facelift
But residents accuse City of Cape Town of prioritising the flats that face the main road
News | 14 July 2026
Pietermaritzburg’s R1-billion transport flop
No buses operate on Msunduzi Municipality’s failed public transport system
News | 13 July 2026
Treasury says freezing R13.5bn for 69 municipalities should not disrupt services
If municipalities address unauthorised, irregular, and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, funds could be released within the month
News | 9 July 2026
More than 50,000 immigrants have fled SA
38,000 people have quit the country via Musina since the wave of xenophobia started
News | 8 July 2026
Public Protector tells City of Cape Town to fix services at Langa Flats and Khayelitsha
Constitutional obligations were not met, investigation finds
News | 7 July 2026
Constitutional Court stops deportation of asylum seekers
Asylum seekers without transit visas may not be deported, apex court rules
News | 7 July 2026
Refugees in Durban say they have nowhere to go
About 400 legally documented refugees have camped outside Durban’s Refugee Reception Centre for a month, fleeing threats of violence
News | 7 July 2026