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Sharpeville Massacre survivors seek compensation

Survivors and families of those killed in 1960 are challenging an apartheid-era law that prevents them from being compensated by the state

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News | 3 September 2026

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Joburg mom’s R2.6-million water bill reversed after Public Protector steps in

JoburgCAN warns of a much deeper billing crisis in the metro

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News | 3 September 2026

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Observatory occupiers “at the mercy of the City and Gugulethu residents”

The high court has ordered Singabalapha residents to leave by 30 November

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News | 3 September 2026

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Roodepoort families find strangers living in their subsidised flats

Margaret Verland was allocated a flat in 2018. She is still in a shack.

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News | 2 September 2026

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Project brings hope to rural early learning centres

In uMzinyathi District ECD practitioners and non-profits are collaborating with encouraging results

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News | 2 September 2026

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Climate Week kicks off with a train trip from Cape Town to Khayelitsha

Journey aims to highlight how climate change affects communities

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News | 1 September 2026

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Premier Foods factory closure: talks break down

CCMA to rule on union representation

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News | 1 September 2026

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Durban train usage down 41% in one year

GroundUp rode a near-empty train past mounds of uncollected rubbish

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News | 1 September 2026

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SA company sues Lesotho tunnel builder for M165-million

Esor says a signed letter created a binding contract. But the tunnel joint venture says there was no deal.

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News | 31 August 2026