Brief

Learners stand on bus steps with doors open to get to school

Government-contracted buses are chronically overloaded

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Brief | 2 March 2026

Government admits to major challenges at Mbombela Master’s Office

Backlogs and a shortage of properly qualified personnel have led to a crisis at the office

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Brief | 28 February 2026

Security guards down tools over late salaries at Ekurhuleni municipality

More than 70 guards employed by Motane Investment blocked entry to Duduza Customer Care Centre, saying their salaries are repeatedly paid late

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Brief | 27 February 2026

Gqeberha budget bungle sparks protest

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality officials will visit Westville informal settlement next Tuesday to give feedback on its plan for the area

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Brief | 26 February 2026

Patients have to queue before sunrise at this rural Limpopo hospital

Malamulele Hospital serves dozens of villages in a 25km radius but is short staffed

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Brief | 26 February 2026

Residents scrounge for water in Dannhauser

Municipality has only five water trucks for 19 wards

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Brief | 23 February 2026

Long shot: Hawks probe fraud allegations at shooting range

The Umzimvubu Local Municipality has already spent millions of rands on the project, but the site remains deserted and incomplete

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Brief | 23 February 2026

Survivors call for probe into deadly Limpopo bus crash

The accident happened at the same spot where 42 people died last year

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Brief | 19 February 2026

Pensioners in court for seizing municipal vehicle

Eastern Cape villagers refuse to allow the grader to leave until it finishes fixing their road

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Brief | 19 February 2026