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You can queue at dawn but still not be served at the labour department in Belvillle

“Such a big sacrifice for a simple service — if the process was well managed”

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News | 18 July 2022

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Eskom goes after delinquent municipality’s bank accounts

City of Matlosana Local Municipality in North West owes Eskom over R800-million

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Law | 18 July 2022

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SASSA in Khayelitsha closed until further notice, says agency

Hundreds of frustrated beneficiaries turned away unexpectedly this week

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Brief | 15 July 2022

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One 5,000-litre water tank for 5,000 people in Nelson Mandela Bay

“I am not the government!” RDP homeowner tells community desperate for water from his tap

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Brief | 15 July 2022

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Minister proposes increase to Covid grant income threshold

Meanwhile, many R350 grant beneficiaries have been waiting months for their payments

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News | 15 July 2022

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Doubts over PRASA’s commitment to uphold High Court corruption judgment

#UniteBehind seek to join Siyangena–PRASA case in the Supreme Court of Appeal after rail agency moves to reach settlement in corrupt contract

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News | 15 July 2022

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Restoring UCT’s burnt archives will take years

“It’s like solving a massive puzzle” says head archivist

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News | 15 July 2022

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City opens criminal case against flood victims occupying community hall

About 60 Mfuleni families moved into the hall after floods in June

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Brief | 15 July 2022

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Police foil taxi protest over price of fuel

But a shutdown by taxis over fuel hikes may still happen

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Brief | 14 July 2022

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“Our children play in fields full of poop and pee” says protester

Hundreds of Bayland informal settlement residents block roads in Gqeberha over electricity and basic services

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Brief | 14 July 2022

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Lottery contractor gave millions towards ex-board chair’s mansion

A Special Tribunal preservation order freezing the luxury mansion of Alfred Nevhutanda left out several companies that also made contributions

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News | 14 July 2022

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Learners protest against “drastic and unacceptable” changes to school infrastructure law

Equal Education members demand Eastern Cape education MEC intervene

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Brief | 14 July 2022

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Woman waiting for a house since 1994 hopes for a home in Winning Way

Dunoon housing project to give homes to 1,500 families

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News | 14 July 2022

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“We live in a war zone” says mother pleading for better policing in Gqeberha

Nelson Mandela Bay district police commissioner agrees with protesting residents that there is no police visibility

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News | 13 July 2022

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Dilapidated Limpopo hospital has to send its laundry 30km away to be washed

New hospital to be built by 2026 says the national health department

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Brief | 13 July 2022

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City blames occupiers for “hampering development” in Soshanguve

About 300 households at Kopanong informal settlement don’t have water and proper electricity

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