Housing protest closes N2 in Eastern Cape

Residents from Dutywa informal settlements dating back to the 1990s demand services and houses

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Brief | 29 January 2025

Lottery bosses turned to State Security Agency to investigate leaks

But things didn’t go the way they wanted

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News | 29 January 2025

Press ombud rules on News24’s coverage of Gayton McKenzie’s Olympic jaunt

Inaccuracies gave misleading impression, says McKenzie. But when will there be a proper account of how and why R800k was spent?

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Law | 28 January 2025

Gauteng Department of Social Development admits it did not comply with court orders

Administrative failures continue to plague the department

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News | 28 January 2025

Cheap tik takes hold in Tshwane townships

An uptick in psychosis has followed

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Feature | 28 January 2025

Learners sit on the floor at this old and overcrowded Ekurhuleni school

Erasmus Monareng Secondary has dilapidated classrooms and is short-staffed

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News | 28 January 2025

Multi-million rand housing project at a standstill for weeks

The Bridge City Housing development was approved in 2019 but due to delays and financial problems the project remains largely incomplete

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News | 28 January 2025

Joburg residents meet to discuss the city’s crises

Some suggested boycotting paying rates while others called for transparency and accountability from the City

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Brief | 27 January 2025

Cattle are drinking sewage on this Free State veld

Sewage treatment has broken down in Maluti-a-Phofung municipality

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News | 27 January 2025

400 Eastern Cape families dumped in wetland without services for 13 years

Dutywa residents were promised houses and told relocation was only temporary by Mbashe Local Municipality

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News | 27 January 2025

Secretary says she received “threatening call” after complaint against judge

On Friday, Andiswa Mengo completed her testimony on sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge

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Law | 24 January 2025

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Government ordered to “progressively increase” the grant and income threshold, and allow in-person applications

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News | 24 January 2025

Plagued by illegal dumping, residents clean up filthy suburb

Rubbish has not been collected for months in some parts of Wallacedene

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Brief | 24 January 2025

900 families’ portable toilets not cleaned for over a month in Khayelitsha

City says community disputes over recruitment of workers disrupted the service

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Brief | 24 January 2025

Here’s what’s happening with Johannesburg’s libraries

Some have been closed for years but dates have been set to re-open a few of them

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Brief | 24 January 2025