Brief

Alexandra container homes still empty four years after construction

Johannesburg mayor says allocation is in final stages but does not commit to a timeframe for occupation of the complex built during the covid pandemic

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Brief | 5 September 2025

Caught between government departments, Limpopo families live with raw sewage

Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards

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Brief | 5 September 2025

Disability activists disrupt City of Cape Town transport meeting over Dial-a-Ride cuts

Western Cape Network on Disability is challenging the cuts in court

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Brief | 4 September 2025

City of Cape Town probe clears officers of responsibility in taxi driver’s death

No evidence linking Law Enforcement officers to death of Luvyo Vimba last November, City says

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Brief | 4 September 2025

Darling Street residents await judgment in eviction case

Department of Public Works and Ndifuna Ukwazi square off in court

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Brief | 4 September 2025

Joburg residents, fed up with water outages, block roads

“We just want water to come out of our taps. We can’t even flush our toilets.”

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Brief | 4 September 2025

Durban waste workers protest over salary cuts

Payrates have halved since new contracts started

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Brief | 3 September 2025

Grannies help repair roads neglected by municipality

Roads in Metsi-Matsho village in Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality have not been fixed for decades

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Brief | 3 September 2025

Storm damaged classrooms left roofless for six years

Ngqusi Junior Secondary school in Centane have been waiting for the education department to fix its classrooms since June 2019

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Brief | 3 September 2025

Kariega clinic still closed seven weeks after gang shooting

Area has seen a surge in gang crime, residents say

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Brief | 3 September 2025

Limpopo villagers block roads demanding water

“The problem is not water. It’s the poor leadership who are not willing to serve the people.”

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Brief | 2 September 2025

Fed up Gqeberha residents close clinic

A petition signed by 200 people demands the local health service improve

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Brief | 2 September 2025

Sewage in the rivers as Polokwane water treatment project stalls

Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers

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Brief | 2 September 2025

Joburg shows support for Gaza flotilla

“There are risks. But the greater danger lies in allowing Israel and its allies to carry out genocide with impunity.”

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Brief | 1 September 2025

Police officer accused of murdering man in Khayelitsha

Off-duty cop allegedly took a gun from his colleague and shot Sesethu Sigonyela

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Brief | 1 September 2025

Gauteng early childhood development educators protest over funding crisis

Premier Lesufi urged to intervene

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Brief | 28 August 2025