Brief

KZN government fails to pay crèches despite court order

Payments have been “sporadic and inconsistent”, says Legal Resources Centre

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Brief | 16 July 2025

Protesters throw human waste outside clinic and torch vehicles

Residents of Wells Estate in Gqeberha are upset because electricity boxes that were due to be installed last year have not been delivered

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Brief | 16 July 2025

Homeless shelters under pressure as hundreds seek refuge from the cold

City of Cape Town says its Safe Spaces are more than 90% full

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Brief | 14 July 2025

Vehicles torched and stoned in protest over MyCiti jobs

Philippi residents are demanding jobs on a MyCiti infrastructure project

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Brief | 11 July 2025

People live in squalor as City of Joburg’s development plans gather dust

Over 700 plots in Zandspruit, intended for residents to build their own homes, have stood vacant for six years.

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Brief | 11 July 2025

Lesotho declares unemployment a national disaster

The declaration will remain in effect for two years

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Brief | 11 July 2025

“A grave would be better than my shack”, says Kariega resident

Shack dwellers still don’t have houses after years of promises

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Brief | 10 July 2025

Two boys drown at abandoned sewer project

Oxidation ponds in Centane, Eastern Cape, were abandoned 25 years ago after objections by the traditional authority and local residents

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Brief | 9 July 2025

Still no homes for families moved during pandemic

Gqeberha temporary accommodation leaky and cold

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Brief | 9 July 2025

Government to help Khayelitsha flood victims rebuild their homes

More than 100 people have been living at the Fulani Community Hall in Khayelitsha since last week

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Brief | 9 July 2025

200 shacks destroyed as fire rips through Isiphingo informal settlement

More than 300 people displaced, says eThekwini municipality

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Brief | 8 July 2025

Minister appoints ten new lottery grant assessors after year-long delay

NLC says applications backlog has been cleared and future applications will be assessed within 150 days

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Brief | 7 July 2025

Hundreds march in Pretoria in protest over blocked IDs

Protesters say their identity documents are still blocked, despite a court judgment

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Brief | 4 July 2025

Huge queues outside SASSA offices in KwaMashu

Grant beneficiaries complain they have not received their money

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Brief | 4 July 2025

Durban residents battle “sewage crisis”

The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is to take the eThekwini municipality to court

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Brief | 4 July 2025

Global Fund to cut R1.4-billion to SA for HIV, TB and malaria

Global Fund is reducing funding to over 100 countries amidst shortfalls

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Brief | 3 July 2025