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Shack dwellers demolish unoccupied shacks themselves
Khayelitsha task team is also trying to drain off sewage water
News | 10 December 2021
45,000 commuters use four toilets at Mthatha taxi rank
Construction of a new rank has been halted since 2010
News | 8 December 2021
Vaccine rollout: the government has made three mistakes
As a result, we have at least 13 million unused vaccines
By Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings
Analysis | 6 December 2021
Qunu residents’ hopes dashed by failed government project
Government’s R8-million Integrated Energy Centre has not lived up to any of its promises
News | 2 December 2021
Pit latrines, bad roads and no tap water but Limpopo villagers have multi-million rand community halls
Huge amounts of money were spent in Zebediela on halls that are hardly used and are crumbling from neglect
News | 2 December 2021
SA music industry exposed: the money is not going to the artists
One of many grim statistics: of R200 million in royalties collected by SAMPRA in 2020, R41 million went on “administrative costs”
By Niki Moore
Feature | 26 November 2021
OUTA: Government is wasting money and using delaying tactics to hide information
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse wonders why SANRAL opposed a request for information and then didn’t turn up for court
Opinion | 26 November 2021
Catastrophic decline in the South African music industry
Once seen as a vital growth point with huge export potential, our music industry is a tiny shadow of its former self, and Covid is not the main culprit
By Niki Moore
Feature | 24 November 2021
Post office, SASSA office, library and community centre have all closed down in Madiba’s hometown
Unpaid electricity bills and armed robberies have collapsed Qunu’s multi-purpose community centre
News | 19 November 2021