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Staff at this government building have to carry buckets of water to flush toilets

The Public Servants Association is calling on the labour department to intervene

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Vryheid business owners join MK march for better service delivery

IFP holds counter protest

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Brief | 26 September 2025

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AGOA likely to be renewed for one year, says Lesotho trade minister

African Growth and Opportunity Act has previously been renewed for a decade at a time

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Brief | 26 September 2025

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How not to build a stadium

Tens of millions have been spent on a stadium in Elim since 2017. It is still not complete.

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News | 26 September 2025

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Passenger rail gets back on track, slowly

Most rail lines have reopened, but there is still a long way to go

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Charts | 26 September 2025

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Trump’s tariffs could cost Lesotho 30,000 jobs, the IMF warns

Garment exports make up 80% of the country’s exports to the United States

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Brief | 26 September 2025

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Disabled Ekurhuleni residents given houses without water and electricity

The houses were specifically given to elderly and people with disabilities in Extension 2, Mackenzieville

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News | 26 September 2025

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Judge scolds EFF for repeatedly wasting courts’ time

“The laxity with which the EFF acted is unexplained … the extreme urgency was entirely self-created and unwarranted, it inconvenienced the court, the participating party and other litigants”

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Law | 25 September 2025

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Soweto youth honour their heritage with music

The Morris Isaacson Centre for Music teaches music to more than 340

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Photo Essay | 25 September 2025

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Court battle over the end of Postbank’s agreement with SASSA

Postbank argues that ending its contract could have “severe consequences” for millions of social grant beneficiaries

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News | 25 September 2025

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Keeping the memory of Constantia’s forced removals alive

Heritage Walk by Jaftha family Flower Farm honours displaced families

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Brief | 25 September 2025

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Porterville women share their heritage through food

The Purple Mountain Arts Residency hosted its second Heritage Day festival

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News | 24 September 2025

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Hundreds of unique Cederberg place names rescued from potential extinction

Names like Slangbosfontein, Katstertdrif, Pendoornkraal, Sterrebosbank, Vogelgesang, Haasvlakte, and Jakkalskop

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Photo Essay | 24 September 2025

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Municipal strike called off in Buffalo City

SAMWU members went on strike for a week over outsourcing

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Brief | 23 September 2025

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Hundreds of West Rand residents block busy highways over water cuts

Households in Kokosi, Fochville say they’ve been forced to rely on dirty water sources during the outage

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Brief | 23 September 2025

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Room at clinic torched after electric wires confiscated in Khayelitsha

Town Two Clinic will be closed until Thursday

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