Dozens of families affected as polluted Cape Town dam overflows

Informal settlement flooded with filthy water

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News | 23 July 2024

Protesters block N12, demand toilets, water

“Children as young as seven years old fight for water with old people”

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Brief | 23 July 2024

Public Works workers picket in Durban, demanding to be insourced

They say they have been on up to six-month contracts, which were renewed repeatedly for ten years

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Brief | 23 July 2024

City of Joburg’s property error causes havoc for homeowners

Stand numbers in Bertrams are in a mess, affecting billing, valuations, and property sales

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News | 23 July 2024

Apartheid-era flats are “a ticking time bomb”

Residents want the broken-down flats fixed; the municipality says the residents must first pay rent

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News | 23 July 2024

Government contractor misses yet another deadline on R123-million Gauteng school

Construction of the project started in 2022 to accommodate the school’s 1,200 learners

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Brief | 23 July 2024

Tribunal must decide who is telling the truth - Mlambo or Makhubele

Final oral arguments heard on whether Makhubele is guilty of gross misconduct for allegedly chairing PRASA board after being appointed judge

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Law | 22 July 2024

We should act against lawyers who undermine the Constitution

There are advocates who are skilled liars, dissemblers, manipulators and propagandists; they employ the implements of legal practice to bedevil and confuse and dismay - the judiciary and the profession should take action

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Opinion | 22 July 2024

Gauteng minister apologises for funding bungle

“We as government and non-profit organisations cannot afford such a state of affairs” says Faith Mazibuko

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News | 22 July 2024

Farmers fear loss of land to Motsepe Foundation citrus project

Phalaborwa farming associations sound the alarm

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Feature | 22 July 2024

Lawyer accused of racially motivated vandalism wants case to be dismissed

Gary Trappler is on trial in the Cape Town Magistrates Court, charged with slashing the tyres of his neighbour’s car

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News | 19 July 2024

Hundreds of Public Works workers march against termination of contracts

After ten years of having their monthly contracts continuously extended, they will no longer be renewed at month end

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Brief | 19 July 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay in the dark due to dodgy street light tenders

SIU investigating alleged maladministration in the municipality

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News | 19 July 2024

Gugulethu volunteers clean up dump sites on Mandela Day

“Now that the area has been cleaned we are grateful. We will look after it and prevent illegal dumping.”

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Brief | 19 July 2024

Mpumalanga traditional leader sold plots on land he didn’t own

Court orders eviction at the request of Thembisile Hani Local Municipality

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News | 19 July 2024

Government spokespersons should take their job seriously

They are well-paid public servants, but diligence is the exception

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GroundView | 19 July 2024