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Hundreds march in Cape Town demanding better housing

Shack dwellers and backyarders say their living conditions are unbearable

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Brief | 17 July 2023

Furious residents confront Kariega officials after child drowns in sewage

“You only come to us when our children die,” deputy mayor is told

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Brief | 17 July 2023

Thousands left homeless by devastating Kennedy Road shack fire

One man died in the blaze early on Sunday morning

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Brief | 17 July 2023

No bail for Langa woman accused of scalding toddler

The 22-year-old will appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court in September on an attempted murder charge

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Brief | 17 July 2023

Truck torched in Gqeberha electricity protest

Chaos on busy Addo Road

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Brief | 13 July 2023

Staff at Chatsworth hospital picket over poor working conditions

Staff shortages saw nurses having to work as cleaners and clerks

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Brief | 13 July 2023

KZN health department fires hospital security company

Guards downed tools because they have not yet been paid for June

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Brief | 12 July 2023

Teenagers march in Kariega for better sexual and reproductive health services

Partners in Sexual Health director says while government has made some progress, the challenge is in the implementation of its policies

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Brief | 11 July 2023

Taps run dry in Madibeng village once again

Hundreds of Itireleng village residents depend on one communal tank for water

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Brief | 7 July 2023

Dunoon residents battle blaze from their shack roofs

Fire destroys 50 homes, leaving families in the biting cold

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Brief | 6 July 2023

KwaZulu-Natal tornado victims hoping for rapid help

Some Inanda families lost all their possessions and their homes

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Brief | 5 July 2023

Which parts of Metrorail are still closed?

Although some lines have reopened thousands of commuters still have no train service

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Brief | 3 July 2023

Mpumalanga village’s disappearing roads

“The municipality must fix these streets because we cannot live like this”

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Brief | 3 July 2023

EThekwini Municipality fixes streetlights in Bester at last

Community policing forum members says better lit streets will make crime prevention and patrols easier

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Brief | 3 July 2023

Makhanda commuters ‘use the bush’ because taxi rank toilets have been closed for years

Councillor says she has asked the municipality for more public toilets in town

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Brief | 30 June 2023

Rubbish in Delft overwhelms City of Cape Town response

City says it spends R300-million a year cleaning up illegal dumps but can’t make headway without community support

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Brief | 30 June 2023