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Kariega families say municipality is moving them to a dump site

More than 100 families living under power lines at Moeggesukkel informal settlement are being moved to a site littered with rubbish

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Judge blocks bequest to white supremacist organisation

Cape Town man’s bequest to Boerelegioen declared invalid

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Law | 20 February 2025

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Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children

Parents say their children are subjected to poor learning conditions at Solomon Mahlangu Primary School

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Parliament urged to pass law on detention of immigrants

Bill hailed as “progressive” by COSATU, but other organisations say it doesn’t go far enough

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Mondlo residents want to leave their municipality

Hundreds of people marched to the Abaqulusi Municipality offices to demand services

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Gugulethu housing project delayed by extortion rackets

Over 570 houses “on hold” in Cape Town

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Waste management project is changing lives in rural KwaZulu-Natal

Kenneth Shelembe says he makes a living wage through the Nquthu Waste Management Project

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Brief | 20 February 2025

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Over 100 learners squeeze into one room at this overcrowded school

Ketlane Primary School in Limpopo says its pleas for help from the provincial education department have gone unanswered

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Budget postponement is a “blessing in disguise” says COSATU

Hundreds marched in Cape Town ahead of budget announcement

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News | 19 February 2025

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Diepsloot protesters call for Premier’s help in dispute with Eskom

Dozens of transformers installed by residents have been removed by the power utility

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Can the SRD grant court order be implemented? Activists say yes

The Department of Social Development is to appeal the recent ruling. But #PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice say it should and can be implemented

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News | 19 February 2025

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Appeals panel says Mail & Guardian got it wrong on councillor’s role in occupation

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Law | 19 February 2025

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Chaotic switch to Black Card: What Postbank says it’s doing to fix the problems

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News | 18 February 2025

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Second day of protests rocks UCT campus

Students storm administration building, block entrances

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Brief | 18 February 2025

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SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe

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