City of eThekwini pays millions for a handful of useless toilets and showers

A private company is charging the City R250,000 a month for 12 toilets and 12 showers at homeless shelters and hardly any of them are working

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News | 2 July 2024

Court asked to stop Shell’s seismic tests once and for all

Wild Coast communities and environmental organisations have now approached the Constitutional Court

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Law | 2 July 2024

Outcry over loss of sports field to make way for a hospital in Gugulethu

The site is a poor choice and the impact on the community was not considered, say residents

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Brief | 2 July 2024

Bold and colourful designs at Khayelitsha Fashion Week

Designers from across the Cape Flats showed their creations at Artscape

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News | 2 July 2024

Arm-wrestling pulls record number of contenders to national champs

The tournament was held in Paarl at the weekend

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News | 1 July 2024

Newtown families without water for two months in Inanda

Municipality says supply will be rationed until 2025 when upgrades to a pump station are completed

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Brief | 1 July 2024

Youth come out for Durban Pride

But government partners stay under the radar

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Brief | 1 July 2024

Two people die as fire rips through crowded backyard in Strand

Community leader says there were 13 shacks in one yard in Nomzamo township in Cape Town

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Brief | 1 July 2024

TOP Brand sauce manufacturing workers in Sandton down tools for higher wages

Striking workers on minimum wage are demanding an increase of R4 per hour while the employer has offered R1.75, says union

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Brief | 28 June 2024

Eskom to close its community service centres in Khayelitsha and Bellville

City of Cape Town condemns decision and says there is a “notable increase” in complaints from customers supplied directly by Eskom

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News | 28 June 2024

Gauteng non-profit organisations reject findings of province’s forensic probe

Six out of 13 drug rehabs previously funded by the Gauteng Social Development Department are now “under investigation”

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News | 27 June 2024

Zimbabweans in South Africa welcome rollout of e-passports

Pilot programme has seen about 60 e-passports processed daily since 21 June and the Zimbabwean Consulate says it is extending the initiative indefinitely

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Brief | 27 June 2024

Last-minute Lottery funding for the National Arts Festival

Following a successful appeal, the festival has finally got R10-million

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Brief | 27 June 2024

Here’s why people with green ID books are struggling with SASSA’s new verification process

Many beneficiaries of the monthly R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant might not be paid

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News | 26 June 2024

Namaqualand community raises the alarm over copper mining in their small town

The Department of Mineral Resources will visit Concordia in July to assess the mine’s compliance with dust mitigation and other issues

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News | 26 June 2024

UCT council adopts Gaza resolutions

Call for immediate ceasefire

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Brief | 25 June 2024