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Court orders dissolution of Makana municipality

Provincial government must place municipality under administration

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Brief | 14 January 2020

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Diary of a Metrorail kid

The daily gamble with commuters’ time

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News | 14 January 2020

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We are living with the dead, say Cookhouse residents

Families complain graves are too close to their houses

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News | 14 January 2020

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Residents demand transport for learners who walk up to 9km

Department promises emergency transport this week

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Brief | 13 January 2020

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Gugulethu residents accuse taxi drivers of crime

Avanza private car taxi operators accused of rape and robbery

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News | 13 January 2020

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Nightmare start to 2020 for thousands of Cape Town commuters

Khayelitsha bus and train services still suspended

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News | 13 January 2020

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From street child to open water athlete

Thabiso Molefi ran away from home at 14. Five years later he swam from Robben Island to Blouberg

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News | 13 January 2020

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Scores attend funeral of poisoned children in Motherwell

Families considering legal action against municipality

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Brief | 13 January 2020

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No pay, no work: Eastern Cape ambulance drivers down keys

They say back-pay owed to them was promised by 6 January

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Brief | 10 January 2020

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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