Brief

Teenagers march in Kariega for better sexual and reproductive health services

Partners in Sexual Health director says while government has made some progress, the challenge is in the implementation of its policies

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Brief | 11 July 2023

Taps run dry in Madibeng village once again

Hundreds of Itireleng village residents depend on one communal tank for water

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Brief | 7 July 2023

Dunoon residents battle blaze from their shack roofs

Fire destroys 50 homes, leaving families in the biting cold

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Brief | 6 July 2023

KwaZulu-Natal tornado victims hoping for rapid help

Some Inanda families lost all their possessions and their homes

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Brief | 5 July 2023

Which parts of Metrorail are still closed?

Although some lines have reopened thousands of commuters still have no train service

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Brief | 3 July 2023

Mpumalanga villageā€™s disappearing roads

ā€œThe municipality must fix these streets because we cannot live like thisā€

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Brief | 3 July 2023

EThekwini Municipality fixes streetlights in Bester at last

Community policing forum members says better lit streets will make crime prevention and patrols easier

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Brief | 3 July 2023

Makhanda commuters ā€˜use the bushā€™ because taxi rank toilets have been closed for years

Councillor says she has asked the municipality for more public toilets in town

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Brief | 30 June 2023

Rubbish in Delft overwhelms City of Cape Town response

City says it spends R300-million a year cleaning up illegal dumps but canā€™t make headway without community support

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Brief | 30 June 2023

Most recipients unpaid after millions stolen from Guardianā€™s Fund

Justice Department has suspended officials allegedly involved in theft

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Brief | 30 June 2023

Nelson Mandela Bay residents protest high water bills

Water Crisis Committee leader says the municipal billing system is flawed

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Brief | 29 June 2023

Health workers protest at Lentegeur hospital

Unhappiness over payments and workers left jobless

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Brief | 29 June 2023

Woman allocated an RDP house years ago still lives in a shack

Bomkazi Sitelaā€™s RDP house in Mandela Park was illegally occupied

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Brief | 29 June 2023

25-year-old informal settlement still lacks basic services

GPO residents voted ANC because they believed their relocation would be delayed if they didnā€™t, says resident Thozama Nyathela. ā€œWe were only being fed empty promises.ā€

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Brief | 29 June 2023

Three more G4S prison officials in court for aiding Thabo Besterā€™s escape

All 12 suspects are expected back in court in August for start of the main criminal trial

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Brief | 28 June 2023

Kariega clinics closed after staff robbed at gunpoint

Eastern Cape health department says five incidents at different clinics have left staff and patients traumatised

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Brief | 27 June 2023