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Suspended Gauteng Department of Social Development officials return to work
With no disciplinary hearing held, ten of the 13 officials have had their suspensions lifted
By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 31 July 2024
Farming co-op appeals against fine imposed for illegal dam
Ja well, no fine … R625,000 is too much to pay says Piekenierskloof Vrugte
By John Yeld
News | 30 July 2024
Beneficiaries are still battling with SASSA’s new biometric system
Pilot programme rolled out to help recipients of the Social Relief of Distress grant to verify their identity
News | 30 July 2024
Pressure mounts for Gwamanda to be removed as Joburg Mayor
Hundreds protest in Braamfontein
News | 29 July 2024
Churches join call for basic income grant
Providing a guaranteed minimum level of income frees people from vicious cycle of poverty, says Archbishop Thabo Makgoba
News | 26 July 2024
Apartheid-era hostel causing a stink in Eastern Cape town
More than 200 families live in the dilapidated Molo hostel in Butterworth without toilets - and the smell is annoying the neighbours
News | 26 July 2024
Spectre of new hotel looms over SA’s oldest mosque
Bo-Kaap residents appeal City’s decision to approve a new six-storey development in the historic suburb
News | 25 July 2024
New app to help Western Cape social workers
Plan is to slash time spent on paperwork
News | 25 July 2024
Dogs and cats get their own taxi in Cape Town
The taxi is being piloted by AfriPaw and is aimed at providing access to its free monthly animal clinics for pets living in poor communities like Vrygrond
News | 25 July 2024