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Dust, flying rocks, deafening noise: blasting is a nightmare for people living near mines

Hereā€™s what government can do about it

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Opinion | 20 January 2023

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Mantasheā€™s axing of Peter Becker was unconstitutional, rules court

Becker served on the National Nuclear Regulatory Board

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Law | 20 January 2023

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Murder at Mangaung Prison: Leaked report shows ā€˜Facebook rapistā€™ was dead before a fire broke out in his cell

Leaked documents show that Thabo Bester was already dead before a fire broke out in his cell

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News | 20 January 2023

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Poo protest in Gqeberha

Nearly 600 households, sharing ten toilets in Govan Mbeki Village, say the facilities have not been cleaned since before Christmas

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News | 19 January 2023

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Fire Gwede Mantashe, say activists

Civil society groups plan mass action against electricity tariff hike and blackouts

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News | 19 January 2023

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Are police operations having a real impact on crime in Delft?

Community members and activists say there is a breakdown of trust in the policeā€™s ability to deal with crime.

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News | 19 January 2023

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Families desperately trying to keep Eastern Cape school alive

Built more than 70 years ago with mud bricks by villagers, Ixopo Junior Secondary School has been neglected by the education department

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News | 19 January 2023

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Fresh protests erupt in Phoenix as power outages continue

Supply lines unable to cope with surges caused by loadshedding

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Brief | 19 January 2023

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Operation Dudula chases immigrants away from Joburg clinic

Patients told to get health care ā€œin their own countriesā€

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News | 18 January 2023

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Stocks of snake antivenom are dangerously low, experts warn

Doctors wait at least six months for orders of vital snake polyvalent antivenom

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News | 18 January 2023

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Families flock to Cape Townā€™s historic tidal pools

Some people came as children, now they bring their own children

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Photo Essay | 18 January 2023

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Cape Town suburbs where homeless people count

Through the Streetscapes project, homeless people are running surveys, earning an income, and changing lives

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News | 18 January 2023

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Metrorail resumes partial service to Eerste River after three years

Cape Town commuters welcome trains as far more affordable than buses or taxis

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News | 17 January 2023

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Protesters twerk for water as taps run dry

About 300 people blocked the R67 between Fort Beaufort and Alice on Monday after pump station was vandalised

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Brief | 17 January 2023

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Politicians blamed for stoking Phoenix protests

After an extended power outage, people took to the streets burning tyres

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News | 17 January 2023

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Hundreds march in Free State over water shortages

Moqhaka Local Municipality in Kroonstad blames loadshedding for supply issues

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