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Legal delays threaten survival of African Penguins, say conservation groups
Activists say that the litigation to protect the birds’ feeding grounds has been dragged out for months by the state, despite the urgency of the situation
By John Yeld
News | 11 December 2024
Angry residents confront Johannesburg Water officials
People from Westbury, Westdene, Claremont, and Hursthill want a permanent solution to their water woes
News | 10 December 2024
Reading is Kwaai: high school teacher starts mobile library for learners
Nigel Mortley takes books to Cape Town schools that do not have libraries
News | 10 December 2024
Upington farmers are desperate for water
They are receiving little help from the municipality
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 10 December 2024
Twelve years and counting: Rail theft case to continue after court victory for state
Case involving top PRASA official and theft of 42km of railway line has stalled for at least 21 months
News | 9 December 2024
Fentanyl is here: South Africans test positive for potent opioid
Preliminary research shows people are using fentanyl, a lab-made opioid over 30 times as potent as heroin, responsible for thousands of deaths in the US
News | 9 December 2024
Here’s how an SRD beneficiary spent their R370 grant
We joined Willem Witbooi from George while shopping on Black Friday
News | 6 December 2024
We visited eight boreholes in Cofimvaba: not one of them is operational
Municipal workers accused of stealing vital equipment
News | 6 December 2024
New hospital for Elim at last
But no date has been set by the Department of Health and the old hospital is crumbling
By Thembi Siaga
News | 5 December 2024