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City flooded with more than 900 comments over relocation of railway occupiers

Once the rail agency responds to these comments, a report will be sent to the Municipal Planning Tribunal for a final decision

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News | 25 January 2024

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Amatola Water misses deadline to fix Makhandaā€™s water woes yet again

Upgrades to water treatment works more than six years behind schedule. New deadline is April 2024.

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News | 24 January 2024

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Judge Makhubele threatens urgent court application to postpone conduct inquiry

She must be ready to give evidence on Thursday, tribunal rules

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Brief | 24 January 2024

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Education department blames transport department for scholar transport fiasco

Hundreds of learners are stuck at home and not in school

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Brief | 24 January 2024

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Dunoon top achiever dreams of studying chemical engineering

Makanaka Muzuvaā€™s parents are Zimbabwean and cannot afford to pay for her university ambitions

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News | 24 January 2024

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Cape fishers worried about declining fish populations

ā€œThe South African story has already been written in Namibiaā€ where there was a three-year moratorium on sardine and anchovy catch because stocks were so low

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News | 24 January 2024

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Protesters bring Louis Trichardt to a standstill for one hour

Hundreds march demanding better services from government

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Brief | 23 January 2024

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Meter tampering and illegal connections plunge Edendale into darkness most nights

ā€œWe are without power at ā€¦ least 48 hours a weekā€ says resident

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News | 23 January 2024

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13-year-old boy walks and hitchhikes for an hour to get to school every day

Farm school has no scholar transport for about 80 keen learners

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Brief | 23 January 2024

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People queue from 2:30am at Goodwood Labour office

The department encourages the use of its online system but many canā€™t use it

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News | 23 January 2024

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Angry Khayelitsha residents march on police station after womanā€™s murder

Family say they know the killer

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News | 22 January 2024

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Protesters call for total shutdown of Makhado

March over municipalityā€™s failure to provide services planned for Tuesday

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Brief | 22 January 2024

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Tribunal rejects postponement of Judge Makhubele hearing

Hearings will resume whether or not Makhubele has legal representation, tribunal rules

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Brief | 22 January 2024

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Attack on Eskom technicians leaves Khayelitsha families without electricity for a month

Services resumed after a meeting with community leaders

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Brief | 22 January 2024

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Eastern Cape families who were promised houses have been given ā€¦ toilets

Municipality and province disagree about housing list

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News | 22 January 2024

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Multimillion-rand Gauteng beauty academy grant under investigation

Four officials of the provincial Department of Social Development already ā€œunder precautionary suspensionā€

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