Brief

Zimbabweans in SA march to demand elections be nullified

“We just want to go home,” protesters chanted

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Brief | 8 September 2023

Two children were electrocuted here in 2021, but Zone 14 is still waiting for safe electricity

eThekwini municipality says it can’t electricify the shacks because the informal settlement is on private land

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Brief | 7 September 2023

Fire safety review in Cape Town buildings after tragic Johannesburg fire

Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City plan to strengthen fire safety protocols in two buildings occupied by activists

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Brief | 6 September 2023

Learners’ complaints ignored at crumbling Tsakane school

“Every toilet has a crack,” says J.E Malepe Secondary learner Samkelo Mthethwa

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Brief | 5 September 2023

Nandipha Magudumana’s kidnapping claim questioned by state

Magudumana has “a right to liberty” until convicted, court told

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Brief | 4 September 2023

Protesters support vigilante taxi drivers outside KwaNobuhle court

Five “jikeleza” drivers charged with attempted murder

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Brief | 4 September 2023

Elderly Gugulethu women celebrated at end of Women’s Month

“Our own children don’t take care of us, they neglect us. These clubs help us feel accepted and loved” says pensioner.

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Brief | 1 September 2023

Unprotected strike leaves foul stench, piles of refuse across Mamelodi

Waste collection teams are being escorted by metro police in some areas amid violent threats by strikers

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Brief | 31 August 2023

Land for relocation of railway line occupiers to be assessed within two weeks

SCOPA chair tells ministers and mayor to get on with it

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Brief | 29 August 2023

Spat over top appointment in Makhado municipality

Unions accuse council of trying to appoint person who came second in interview process to CFO position

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Brief | 29 August 2023

Cape Town lawyer back on trial for malicious damage to property

Charges against attorney Gary Trappler have been reinstated after CCTV footage came to light

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Brief | 28 August 2023

Uyinene Mrwetyana’s family want Post Office transformed into “a place of healing”

Hundreds marched to the Clareinch post office in Claremont to commemorate four years since her rape and murder

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Brief | 28 August 2023

Streets in Durban township are covered in sewage

Ward councillor blames frequent sewerage blockages on residents throwing rubbish into the drains

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Brief | 28 August 2023

Mitchells Plain ward councillor accused of sidelining unemployed youths

The councillor says jobs are randomised by the Expanded Public Works Programme office and “no politician or councillor has influence in the process”

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Brief | 23 August 2023

Zimbabweans at Beitbridge border sceptical about elections

Waste of money travelling to Zimbabwe to cast vote, says one woman

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Brief | 23 August 2023

Protest over poor service at Khayelitsha Home Affairs

About 100 people marched in the rain under the banner of #UniteBehind

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Brief | 22 August 2023