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The “biggest trout farm in Africa” and the failed R5,000 community fund
Lesotho Highlands aquaculture project offers little in return for its licence
News | 14 March 2025
Long-suffering Durban residents could wait years for end to water crisis
Finance Minister on Wednesday said construction of Mkhomazi Water Project, which includes a new dam, will only start in November 2027
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and GroundUp Staff
News | 14 March 2025
How a Durban company came to illegally remove a railway line in the Eastern Cape
General manager says they were duped by then Western Cape regional manager Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Nadir Mohiudeen
News | 13 March 2025
Raw sewage is running into the Kruger park from Limpopo town
Phalaborwa residents lay criminal charges against local municipalities to try to end their sewerage problems
News | 13 March 2025
Budget: Social grants to increase and VAT goes up
Finance minister announces above-inflation grant increases
By Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn
News | 12 March 2025
Settlement reached in African Penguin case
Government, environmental groups and fishing industry agree to new no-fishing zones around penguin breeding grounds
By John Yeld
News | 12 March 2025
Former PRASA boss pleads not guilty to stealing railway line
Mthuthuzeli Swartz and his co-accused plead after six years of court delays
News | 12 March 2025
Construction of homes for Bishopscourt land claimants set to begin
Displaced community received 12-hectares of prime property in affluent Cape Town suburb
News | 12 March 2025
Housing project grinds to a halt over payment dispute
Contractor is taking Matatiele Local Municipality to court over unpaid fees
News | 11 March 2025