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Explosive letter from PRASA “board member” claims tenders are being rigged

Anonymous letter calls for action from Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy

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News | 17 September 2025

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Commuters scramble as 30-day taxi shutdown begins

Ten routes from Khayelitsha to Somerset West suspended amid escalating violence

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News | 17 September 2025

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Teachers at Eastern Cape school give up their toilet to grade R learners

Jongikhaya teachers and learners share broken pit toilets

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News | 17 September 2025

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Anger over delays at Durban housing project

Families say eThekwini municipality is reneging on its promise to house them at the new flats

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News | 17 September 2025

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Activists march against Shell’s oil exploration

Shell says it has spent over R1-billion and is not responsible for failures in consultations with affected Wild Coast communities

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News | 16 September 2025

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Buffalo City municipal workers go on strike

South African Municipal Workers’ Union wants an end to private contracting of primary municipal services

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News | 16 September 2025

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Cape Town journalist assaulted by police, has phone confiscated – twice

Freelance reporter Sandiso Phaliso has been repeatedly, and illegally, harassed by police while working in Nyanga

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News | 15 September 2025

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Lesotho Times editor wrongfully arrested, admits anti-corruption agency

The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences accused Mohalenyane Phakela of posing as an officer to obtain documents

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News | 12 September 2025

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SASSA says it has fixed most of its audit problems but gaps remain

About R140‑million was paid to deceased beneficiaries over three years

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News | 11 September 2025

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Dump site fire leaves Maseru residents in choking smoke for days

The Ha Tšosane community has been fighting to close and relocate the dump for years

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News | 11 September 2025

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Lesufi’s office fails to back up his claim about immigrants

The Gauteng Premier vowed to destroy informal settlements, claiming that most of their residents are undocumented immigrants

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News | 11 September 2025

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National film foundation falters as leadership instability continues

The National Film and Video Foundation has had six CEOs in 30 months

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News | 11 September 2025

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Gang violence forces Kariega families to abandon their homes

More than 30 homes torched or vandalised as criminals target community leaders and witnesses in a suspected campaign of intimidation

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News | 10 September 2025

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SAPS HQ fiasco: MPs lose patience with Public Works Minister

Committee members want to see the forensic report on Telkom Towers

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News | 10 September 2025

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The widows who wait: the Compensation Fund’s endless delays

“I was promised payment months ago, but I’m still waiting.”

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News | 10 September 2025

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SANParks deploys “boots on the ground” to deal with crime on Table Mountain

But MPs are not convinced it is enough

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News | 9 September 2025