Brief

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Train to Mitchell’s Plain finally gets going

But equipment failures are already causing delays

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Brief | 4 March 2026

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UCT staff strike ends as agreement is reached

Unions accept 3.5% increase as progress made on other issues

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Brief | 3 March 2026

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Woman with throat cancer waits 11 years for house

Noncedo Holiwe lives in a crumbling, two-roomed mud house with broken windows and a leaking roof

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Brief | 3 March 2026

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Fix our park, frustrated residents tell City of Cape Town

The municipality says the park in Driftsands is earmarked for repairs this financial year

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Brief | 3 March 2026

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Philippi East massacre: second suspect appears in court

A third suspect is still at large

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Brief | 3 March 2026

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Activists demand government improve maternal health care

More than 50 mothers and activists picketed outside the National Department of Health in Pretoria to demand better maternity healthcare

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Brief | 2 March 2026

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Cape Town attorney sentenced for slashing neighbour’s car tyres

Gary Trappler must pay R7,500 in damages

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Brief | 2 March 2026

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Learners stand on bus steps with doors open to get to school

Government-contracted buses are chronically overloaded

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Brief | 2 March 2026

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Government admits to major challenges at Mbombela Master’s Office

Backlogs and a shortage of properly qualified personnel have led to a crisis at the office

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Brief | 28 February 2026