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Women farm workers demand meeting with Minister of Agriculture

Women on Farms Project marched to Parliament on Wednesday

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News | 9 November 2023

Parents in tears over terrible conditions at school for disabled children

Eastern Cape education department sends task team to investigate

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News | 9 November 2023

Prisoner computer ban struck down

Correctional Services has 12 months to revise the current policy

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News | 8 November 2023

Help free up government buildings for women’s shelters, MPs urged

Commission on Gender Equality report has harsh words for police

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News | 8 November 2023

Vigils held in Cape Town for Gaza war

People gathered at Parliament and at the University of Cape Town to express solidarity with Palestine

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News | 8 November 2023

Hundreds of RDP houses illegally occupied in Randfontein

The occupation of more than 360 houses was sparked by allegations of corruption at the housing project

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News | 8 November 2023

It’s “Toad versus Road” in the Cape High Court

Environmentalists challenge road extension that threatens endangered Western Leopard Toads

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News | 7 November 2023

Union demands suspension of municipal manager accused of sexual harassment

Ekurhuleni municipality initially suspended the manager in June following an internal investigation into the complaint. He was allowed to return three months later

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News | 6 November 2023

Cape Town city centre tenants in tears as municipality auctions their homes

City says the Maynard Street homes are part of a de-proclaimed road scheme and are no longer required for municipal purposes

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News | 6 November 2023

RDP houses left incomplete for eight years

Kanana Park residents in Johannesburg have had to finish construction at their own cost if they can afford it

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News | 3 November 2023

Church blocks plan to build school in Philippi

SANCO has stepped in to intervene and leaders have now escalated the matter to the authorities

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News | 2 November 2023

Protesters call for closure of Israeli embassy

Cape Town march in support of Palestinians

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News | 1 November 2023

AMCU vs NUM: Workers to vote at “hostage” mine

Gold One will organise ballot of miners

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News | 1 November 2023

Mandela Park families approved a sample toilet in 2008. 15 years later, they’re still waiting for the rest

Residents of Eastern Cape informal settlement say they’re not going to vote unless they get their promised toilets

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News | 1 November 2023

Durban families have been living in this “transit camp” for 15 years, and now their homes are falling apart

They say eThekwini municipality promised that their stay would only be for 6 months, but they’re still there

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News | 1 November 2023

Families evicted from farms have been dumped in Spoekiesdorp

The households in the Worcester informal settlement must be relocated, says the South African Human Rights Commission

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News | 31 October 2023