Brief

Daybreak Foods workers march for TERS funds

PIC-owned poultry farm was placed in business rescue in July

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Brief | 7 November 2025

After the fire: Wingfield refugees wish to stay put

A refugee group, left homeless after their tent burnt down, still intend to oppose their eviction that will be heard in court next year

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Brief | 7 November 2025

Nelson Mandela Bay reopens bridges damaged during 2024 floods

At a cost of R89-million, the Matanzima and Nomakhwezana bridges in KwaNobuhle reopened with a ceremony attended by about 200 residents

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Brief | 7 November 2025

Free State clinic short-staffed and overcrowded for 10 years

Premier promised to upgrade the clinic years ago

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Brief | 6 November 2025

Police officer’s murder trial postponed

Off-duty SAPS officer Dumisani Ndzabela is accused of shooting Sesethu Sigonyela in Khayelitsha

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Brief | 5 November 2025

School pit latrines demolished but not replaced with new toilets

Two primary schools in Limpopo have been struggling for over a year with inadequate chemical toilets

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Brief | 4 November 2025

EPWP workers march for permanent jobs and better pay

Pay is too little to survive on, workers say

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Brief | 4 November 2025

Cape Town shack dwellers march in city centre for services

Covid informal settlement lacks water, electricity and sanitation

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Brief | 3 November 2025

Outrage over police inaction after woman goes missing

Residents tracked down a suspect themselves

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Brief | 31 October 2025

Child drowned at construction site abandoned by City of Ekurhuleni

Department of Environmental Affairs says it may refer the matter for criminal prosecution

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Brief | 31 October 2025

Magistrates protest outside Parliament

Magistrates are demanding salary increases and better working conditions

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Brief | 30 October 2025

Sink holes open up again beneath shacks in Khayelitsha

The cause is a collapsing sewer line, but the City of Cape Town cannot access it unless it relocates the residents

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Brief | 30 October 2025

No soccer at new R37-million Limpopo stadium

The pitch is unusable because the grass has not grown adequately due to water shortages

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Brief | 30 October 2025

City of Cape Town contractors mess up

Rubbish piles up as City dumps cleaning companies which don’t meet obligations

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Brief | 29 October 2025

NPA to proceed in rape cover-up case against Brighton Beach police officers

But the case has been adjourned to April 2026

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Brief | 29 October 2025

Tshwane Municipality fails to improve living conditions at Mamelodi Hostel

Three years ago the City promised to restore electricity and erect a fence. Nothing has been done and the place is deteriorating

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Brief | 29 October 2025