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Emfuleni municipality is a mess and piles of rubbish are just one sign of this
With only half its garbage truck fleet working, the municipality is unable to cope with refuse collection. But this is just one of many problems residents complain about.
By Chris Gilili
News | 13 February 2023
“A state of destruction”: Activists gather at SONA to demand an end to rolling blackouts
President Ramaphosa announces state of disaster to deal with energy crisis during his State of the Nation Address this evening
News | 9 February 2023
Fatal stabbing at Geluksdal Secondary was only a matter of time
Department of Education accused of not taking preventive action
News | 9 February 2023
Project from Iceland to tackle drinking and drug use among children in George
Nearly half of 13 and 14-year-olds at one school have been drunk at least once, survey found
By Daniel Steyn
News | 9 February 2023
Man dragged naked from his shack sues City of Cape Town for R1.4m
Launch of campaign to “expose law enforcement brutality”
News | 8 February 2023
This hospital’s generator has been broken for weeks, but the Eastern Cape health department says it doesn’t matter
Kareedouw Hospital has no backup generator during loadshedding
News | 8 February 2023
Dam is full but taps are dry in Komani
Chris Hani District Municipality blames low revenue collection, ageing infrastructure, and loadshedding for water rationing
News | 8 February 2023
Literacy crisis deepening in South Africa, says new report
Children are far behind in learning to read and it is getting worse
By James Stent
News | 7 February 2023
Concern over teenage pregnancies and school dropouts in Northern Cape
Without enough community, family and school support, pregnant learners struggle to finish their schooling
News | 7 February 2023