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E-hailing drivers on strike in Cape Town

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Hundreds of Limpopo villagers march to Eskom to demand an end to load reduction

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eThekwini Municipality mum on investigation into company selling water illegally

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Death toll rises to seven after police swoop on informal gold miners

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Pensioners allowed back on Community Works Programme

Department of Co-operative Governance reverses decision to end contracts of about 35,000 employees who also get old age grants

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Live wires litter streets of Refilwe township in Tshwane

Two cows have been electrocuted

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Hundreds protest in Ballito over poor living conditions

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Court postpones decision on hospital security guard strike

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Extortionists now targeting social workers

Western Cape social development department had to spend R20-million on overtime to double-up social workers operating in high-risk areas

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Elections 2026

How is your municipality doing?

We are doing in depth reports on municipalities across the country ahead of the 2026 local elections.

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Cape Flats murders are on the rise

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What the latest tests say about beach water quality in Durban and Cape Town

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Whatever Trump says, whites are not doing badly in South Africa

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