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Durban police brutality case adjourned again

18 officers face trial over death-in-custody of Regan Naidoo in 2018

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News | 1 June 2024

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Protesters dump faeces at newly built houses in Kariega

They claim they should be allowed to move into the houses. But the municipality says they’re not the rightful beneficiaries.

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Brief | 1 June 2024

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TotalEnergies will destroy our livelihoods say small scale fishers

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Brief | 31 May 2024

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Court orders Gauteng government to pay children’s homes subsidies by Friday afternoon

The order gives Epworth Children’s Homes and Bethany House Trust a “lifeline” until the end of September

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Brief | 31 May 2024

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New proposal puts Kruger National Park’s environmental safeguards “at risk”

Experts alarmed by government move to drop statutory requirements for some developments in the park

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News | 31 May 2024

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These villagers got taps five years ago … but have never had water

Villages around Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape battle for water

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News | 31 May 2024

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Conditions in Greyton settlement worsen as land restitution process drags on

Madiba Park families still in limbo five years after protests

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News | 30 May 2024

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Hold officials personally liable to strengthen our democracy

Accountability through the ballot box is not enough

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Opinion | 30 May 2024

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Gauteng Department of Social Development misled court on reasons for funding delays

Auditor-General says it did not recommend changes to the funding process

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News | 30 May 2024

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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Charts | 16 January 2026

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

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Charts | 19 December 2025

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