Brief

31 years into democracy and the bucket system isn’t going away any time soon

The bucket eradication programme, started in 2012, has been through three departments and five implementing agents

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Brief | 11 October 2024

Government’s “headless chicken approach” to the billion-rand shoddy national police headquarters

The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure conducted an oversight visit at the Telkom Towers complex on Thursday

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Brief | 11 October 2024

Durban picketers demand accessible mental health services

About 100 people protested outside the city hall to mark World Mental Health Day on Thursday.

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Brief | 10 October 2024

Vital water project halted because municipality failed to pay contractors

School where reservoir was being built blocks construction

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Brief | 9 October 2024

UCT vigil marks a year of war in Gaza

Protesters renew call for boycott

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Brief | 8 October 2024

Food meant for poor families is rotting in a Gauteng food bank

The Department of Social Development has been supplying food but not the funds to distribute it

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Brief | 8 October 2024

Former SA boxer is training Soweto’s future stars

Stephen Msimanga trains 25 youths in his backyard in Orlando East

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Brief | 7 October 2024

Durban residents without water for eight years picket at city hall

Standpipes in ward 105 have been dry since 2016

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Brief | 4 October 2024

The public swimming pool in this Eastern Cape town has been empty for four years

Ngcobo residents fear the pool will be vandalised and never reopen

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Brief | 3 October 2024

Germiston informal settlement neglected since dawn of democracy

“We have rats that are as big as cats here”

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Brief | 2 October 2024

More than 17 million people applied for the R370 grant in September

Most applicants have never had a job

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Brief | 2 October 2024

Housing activists welcome City’s intention to develop Mowbray golf course

For years Reclaim the City and Ndifuna Ukwazi have been calling for leased golf courses to rather be used for social housing

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Brief | 2 October 2024

Protesters block West Rand roads, demanding schools, clinic and a police station

Residents of Fleurhof housing development say they are being ignored

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Brief | 1 October 2024

Joburg march to raise awareness about access to free, safe abortions

Saturday was International Safe Abortions Day

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Brief | 30 September 2024

Hundreds join Cape Flats “recovery walk”

The annual event celebrating recovery from substance use started in 2015

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Brief | 30 September 2024

Cape Town attorney accused of attempted murder requests speedy trial

Magistrate reprimands Rael Kassel for interrupting court proceedings

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Brief | 27 September 2024