Brief

Community blames loadshedding for deaths of young couple in shack fire

Police are investigating as several other shacks were also destroyed, leaving some families homeless

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Brief | 12 September 2022

Harrismith and several towns without power for six days

Substation at Maluti-A-Phofung municipality in the Free State still down. No response from municipality to our questions.

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Brief | 12 September 2022

Tshwane women turn rubbish dump into vegetable garden

“We wanted to do something positive”

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Brief | 9 September 2022

Mbalula sticking to December deadline to fully open Cape Town’s Central Line

An agreement has been signed with communities occupying the railway line

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Brief | 9 September 2022

More than 20 families share one pit toilet in this East London settlement

The municipality has plans to relocate them once suitable land is identified

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Brief | 8 September 2022

Government documents outline new social grant plans

Institute for Economic Justice slams proposal to change Social Relief of Distress grant

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Brief | 7 September 2022

1,000 people share two toilets at this informal settlement

M19 blocked in both directions by eThekwini protesters

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Brief | 6 September 2022

Ugu municipality defends its record on water

Negative publicity bad for tourism industry, says South Coast tourism body

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Brief | 5 September 2022

Thousands of students sign petition to increase NSFAS allowance

They want the current allowance of R1,500 to be increased to R2,000

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Brief | 2 September 2022

Communities join scientist to clean up filthy Joburg river

The project aims to restore the polluted river in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg by 2023

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Brief | 2 September 2022

New acting Lottery boss appointed

New chair, Barney Pityana, and new acting commissioner, Lionel October, take over, possibly signalling major changes at the scandal-ridden National Lotteries Commission

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Brief | 1 September 2022

Unemployed youths march in Musina to demand jobs

“When will I get a chance to benefit” asks jobless 25-year-old

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Brief | 1 September 2022

Government says Makhado water scheme will be finished next year. But residents have heard this before

The project is five years overdue while the water crisis in Louis Trichardt and surrounding villages is urgent

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Brief | 1 September 2022

Women’s Assembly holds sit-in after funding cut

Tshisimani Centre apologises

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Brief | 31 August 2022

Unemployed father fixes potholes to feed his family

Eric Nsembene get donations from motorists and taxi drivers for filling in potholes in Mamelodi

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Brief | 31 August 2022

TAC tackles health minister on medical xenophobia

“We cannot keep silent,” TAC’s Sibongile Tshabalala tells Joe Phaahla

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Brief | 30 August 2022