South Africa

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Protest at Cape Town primary school over vacant teaching posts

100 people picketed outside Siyazakha Primary in Philippi on Tuesday

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Brief | 27 November 2024

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Brightly coloured double-storey homes replace shacks in Khayelitsha

The Urban Think Tank Empower project has been in the works for about ten years

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News | 27 November 2024

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Villagers work with Eastern Cape municipality to fix water supply

The Mncwasa Water Scheme has been revived

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News | 27 November 2024

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The accountants who helped loot the Lottery

Special Investigating Unit names five firms in Parliament

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News | 26 November 2024

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This man spent nine years in jail before the charges against him were withdrawn

Now the state is challenging the court ruling of wrongful arrest

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Law | 26 November 2024

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Waste is piling up and we don’t know enough to deal with it

The lack of accurate data could turn South Africa into a “wasteland”, says recycling organisation

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News | 26 November 2024

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Dancers with disabilities take centre stage at international festival

Organised by the Sibikwa Arts Centre, BODY MOVES features dancers from South Africa and the UK

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Photo Essay | 26 November 2024

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Patients to be moved from Cofimvaba Hospital as nurses down tools

The Eastern Cape health department has issued an ultimatum to return to work

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Brief | 26 November 2024

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Gqeberha Pride Festival: sports uniting communities

Hosting netball games gets more people involved in Pride

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Brief | 25 November 2024

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Spaza shop landlords shocked by R2,200 permit fee

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is scrambling to legalise residential based enterprises

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Brief | 25 November 2024

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Union criticises employers for not registering domestic workers with UIF. But it’s not so simple

UIF registration system works poorly

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News | 25 November 2024

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Flood victims not welcome, say residents

City of Tshwane promises they will be relocated

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News | 25 November 2024

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City extends public comment on sale of old Woodstock Hospital

This follows a meeting on Wednesday by Woodstock ratepayers to discuss the City’s intention to sell the site

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News | 22 November 2024

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Security guards shot while escorting garbage collectors in Cape Town

One is in critical condition

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Brief | 22 November 2024

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Homeless conference hears harrowing stories of street life

The 8th National Homeless Conversation was held in Durban this week

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News | 22 November 2024

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Khayelitsha residents up in arms over poor sanitation and “crumbling” homes

SANCO also wants the City of Cape Town and not national government to be responsible for helping fire victims

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Brief | 21 November 2024