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High school dropout rate blamed on water crisis in Eastern Cape village
The municipality says a R28 million water project will be completed in March next year
News | 24 November 2021
Minister and Legal Practice Council oppose court bid by Zimbabwean-born law graduates
Government argues the legal profession is not a rare or critical skill and that many South Africans struggle to get work
News | 24 November 2021
Cancer patients wait up to five years for treatment in Gauteng, say health activists
They marched on Tuesday to demand that Gauteng Premier David Makhura intervenes
News | 23 November 2021
Are informal settlement residents really to blame for Cape Town’s polluted vleis?
An inadequate sewerage system and a lack of access to sanitation are the root causes according to experts
By Liezl Human
News | 23 November 2021
Philippi informal settlement residents say they are the “forgotten” community of Cape Town
The City says it is unable to assist because their shacks are on private land
News | 23 November 2021
Eastern Cape women abandon vegetable gardens to collect scrap for cash
“Everything here in Qunu has collapsed after Madiba passed away”
News | 22 November 2021
“We rely on dams and crocodile-infested rivers for water”
Limpopo villagers with limited access to water picket at Union Buildings on Thursday
News | 19 November 2021
Post office, SASSA office, library and community centre have all closed down in Madiba’s hometown
Unpaid electricity bills and armed robberies have collapsed Qunu’s multi-purpose community centre
News | 19 November 2021
New Covid treatments might be slow to arrive in SA
Two new pills show promising results but there’s no certainty on their availability here
By James Stent
News | 18 November 2021