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New bill to try to enforce clean drinking water
Currently the Department of Water and Sanitation cannot directly intervene when municipalities fail to supply drinking water up to standard
News | 18 January 2024
Pietermaritzburg township plagued by raw sewage spills
Msunduzi Municipality blames ageing infrastructure, improper waste disposal, and illegal connections
News | 17 January 2024
Union vows to fight “slaughter” of Post Office jobs
The Communication Workers Union says the Post Office is supposed to play a developmental role in South Africa
News | 15 January 2024
Lawyer receives hero’s welcome at OR Tambo Airport
“We wanted to show our gratitude to the entire team who represented South Africa and the Palestinian people with such grace and dignity,” says Umayya Theba
News | 15 January 2024
Massive protest in Cape Town in support of people of Gaza
This was part of a Global Day of Action for Palestine
News | 13 January 2024
Outrage over slow pace of upgrades to Pretoria zoo
SANBI says it is “balancing” visitors’ experience with its ongoing upgrades since taking over the facility in 2018
News | 12 January 2024
City of Cape Town rental flats in poor condition
Mayco member says the City has to manage 45,000 units and prioritises repairing them based on safety
News | 12 January 2024
Joburg building fire survivors demand better housing after their settlement floods
“As if what we already went through wasn’t enough, the government goes on to move us to this dreadful settlement” says fire survivor
News | 11 January 2024
Gang extorts money from people occupying government flats
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements heads to court to evict the occupiers
News | 11 January 2024