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New oil transfer regulations a ā€˜lifeline for penguinsā€™, says Minister

But bird conservation organisations fear that the regulations will be ineffective

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News | 29 August 2025

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Dial-a-Ride cuts: disability groups disappointed by meeting with City of Cape Town

The City says it is looking for additional funding

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News | 29 August 2025

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Give us each a hectare of land, say women farm workers

Farm workers who produce the countryā€™s food often go hungry, says Women on Farms Project

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News | 29 August 2025

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SASSA assures Parliament grants will be paid when Postbank contract ends

The service agreement between SASSA and Postbank ends on 30 September

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News | 28 August 2025

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Grant beneficiaries confused by funeral policy deductions

SASSAā€™s system allows insurance companies to make deductions from social grants

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News | 28 August 2025

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Green Scorpions target controversial Garden Route motocross track

Owner of the Harperā€™s Creek motocross track near Harkerville Forest must repair the damage to vegetation

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News | 27 August 2025

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Medical parole system is failing dying prisoners

Terminally ill inmates have died behind bars because the parole process is cumbersome, expensive and inconsistent between prisons

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News | 26 August 2025

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Contractor speaks out on Makana pump supply debacle

Municipality bungled a tender then scapegoated a director in an unfair dismissal

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News | 25 August 2025

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R1-billion Limpopo water project stalled, leaving villagers in the lurch

Mametjaā€‘Sekororo Bulk Water Project was launched in 2007

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News | 25 August 2025

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Lottery board chair Barney Pityana resigns

After helping to stabilise the corruption-hit organisation, he leaves with two years of his five-year term remaining

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News | 23 August 2025

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Security guards say they were fired for joining unions

Striking guards block offices in Cofimvaba

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News | 22 August 2025

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Violent crime on Table Mountain is increasing, volunteers warn

But SANParks says figures are stable

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News | 21 August 2025

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Limpopo municipality fails to deal with officials fingered in corruption scandal

Criminal case opened against the Greater Letaba Municipality for ā€œmissingā€ R1.3-million

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News | 20 August 2025

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ā€œWe can see the way children are treated by the way they treat their dogsā€

Funda Nenja runs a dog training programme that offers veterinary care as well as social work

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News | 20 August 2025

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Pair charged with multi-million rand fraud in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Moeketsi Victor Williams and business partner Mabohlokoa Itumeleng Chaka allegedly siphoned off R4.5-million from one of the contracting companies

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News | 19 August 2025

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Eviction hearing looms for refugees in Bellville camp

The refugees have rejected repatriation to home countries or returning to South African communities

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News | 15 August 2025