Brief

Woman collapses in long queue at Pretoria labour office

Mamelodi residents say the long lines are exacerbated by the six-month closure of their labour office

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Brief | 20 January 2025

No-fee Gauteng school accused of demanding money for stationery

Coercing donations out of parents at no-fee schools is unlawful, says Equal Education Law Centre

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Brief | 20 January 2025

Lenasia residents march for water

Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents want taps to be installed at each household

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Brief | 17 January 2025

Parents block enrolment at new primary school in Kraaifontein

They want learners transferred from the old Solomon Mahlangu primary school which is in a terrible condition

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Brief | 17 January 2025

21-year-old arrested in matric marks leak

Unlicensed shotgun with ammunition seized in search

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Brief | 17 January 2025

Instead of going to school, these children have to queue for water

Six-year delay in water project leaves Komani residents dry

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Brief | 16 January 2025

Protesters block N2 for hours at Grabouw

They demanded sanitation and water

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Brief | 15 January 2025

Children miss school as uniforms destroyed in Philippi fire

Mother of three says she can’t afford new uniforms until the end of the month

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Brief | 15 January 2025

Cape Town neighbourhood is buried in rubbish

The City will use the public works programme to employ cleaners after a contractor withdrew due to extortion threats

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Brief | 20 December 2024