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Budget: social grants go up, but not as much as inflation
Covid grant budget slashed by R8-billion
News | 22 February 2023
State suffered “financial prejudice” following Judge Makhubele’s suspension, Tribunal hears
“We have had to appoint acting judges to do her work and she has continued to get her salary,” says Judge President Dunstan Mlambo
News | 22 February 2023
Komani flood victims spend the night on the roofs of their shacks
Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality says 227 emergency housing units will be erected within two weeks.
News | 22 February 2023
Former PRASA chair should not have accepted the job, tribunal told
Judge Makhubele was in no position to accept new work after she had been recommended as a judge on 8 October 2017, says Gauteng High Court Judge President Dunstan Mlambo
News | 21 February 2023
Public Works employees sleep outside post office for a week waiting to be paid
Some spend R120 of their R810 salary on transport to Komani
News | 21 February 2023
Maggots have taken over the toilets in this neglected small town in Makana
Families in Riebeek East outside Makhanda are forced to relieve themselves in the bush
News | 21 February 2023
Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town
The City is considering treating sewage before releasing it through marine outfalls. But even then, “forever” chemicals will not be broken down
News | 21 February 2023
Action needed to reduce Cape Town’s water usage, says expert
Dam levels are set to fall below 50% in March. This time last year they were 80% full
By Daniel Steyn
News | 21 February 2023
PRASA board strikes back against whistleblower
Martha Ngoye will apply for the certification and enforcement of her arbitration award
By James Stent
News | 20 February 2023