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Pilot project to count homeless people in Cape Town

Volunteers hope the data they collect can be used to improve services

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Brief | 5 December 2024

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Plant poaching fraud case to be heard in March

Two police officers and a botanical horticulturist face charges

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Brief | 4 December 2024

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Minister moves to appoint National Gambling Board members after ten years

Board positions have been vacant since 2014

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News | 4 December 2024

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Father’s heartbreaking 15-month search for baby’s body after Marshalltown fire

Broken promises and dashed hopes in Mike Ngulube’s desperate quest to locate Memory’s misplaced body

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News | 4 December 2024

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Explainer: why South Africa’s prisons are overcrowded

Our prisons have about 105,000 beds but there are over 156,000 prisoners

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Analysis | 4 December 2024

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Press ombud dismisses complaint over “Cuban doctors took my job” article

We review the complaint of Hassen Lorgat against The Citizen

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Law | 4 December 2024

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“Implausible” 2022 census cost R4-billion

There are serious concerns about the reliability of the census data

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News | 3 December 2024

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Pretoria mother uses her social grant to buy water on the street

Municipal water tanks in Vergenoeg in Atteridgeville are empty

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Brief | 3 December 2024

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Key Disability Bill should not be rushed

We need more time to comment on this bill, which could transform the lives of millions

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Opinion | 3 December 2024

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SASSA accuses media of “overstating the problems” at the agency

“These negative reports have led to an unfortunate conclusion that SASSA has completely failed in its responsibility” SASSA’s Sibusiso Nhlangothi tells the Western Cape provincial legislature

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News | 3 December 2024

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From caps to needles: Durban’s whoonga drug culture is changing

People who use heroin in Durban are increasingly switching from smoking to injecting, causing public health concerns

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News | 3 December 2024

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The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation is bringing the sea to the classroom

New Ocean Campus is on track to reach 100,000 children this year

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News | 3 December 2024

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Hundreds march in Joburg demanding water

Residents of Phumla Mqashi informal settlement say they’re not getting enough water from trucks

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Brief | 2 December 2024

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Life is tough in Tin Town

“When it is raining, we spend our nights standing up”

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Brief | 2 December 2024

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School pit toilet nightmare solved thanks to civil society

Mampondo Primary School received 12 new aerobic sanitation system toilets

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Brief | 2 December 2024

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Funza Park: from cherished playground to rubbish dump

Residents want the neglected playground in Harare, Khayelitsha, refurbished

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Brief | 2 December 2024

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