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Silent protest honours the children killed since 7 October 2023

More than 20,000 children have been killed in Palestine over three years

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News | 7 October 2026

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Eastern Cape orders new R1.6-billion textbooks as Western Cape holds back

Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube has endorsed the controversial catalogue for grade 1 to 3 learning materials

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News | 7 October 2026

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Stick-wielding vigilantes harass asylum seekers

Immigrants queuing at Home Affairs in Durban targeted by xenophobic group

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News | 6 October 2026

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Deputy minister takes action on broken wastewater treatment plant

Jack Bloom visits Klerksdorp Wastewater Treatment Works, which has not worked since 2023

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News | 6 October 2026

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Joburg fails to open public swimming pools, again

36 pools were supposed to be open from 1 September

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News | 6 October 2026

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Artisans forced to wait years for Red Seal certificates

Trade union Solidarity says seven training academies and trade test centres reported a combined backlog of 6,000 certificates.

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News | 6 October 2026

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Protesters block N2 and R300 for taps and toilets

Residents of the Covid informal settlement have for years been fighting for services

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News | 5 October 2026

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Asylum system reopens after ConCourt judgment

Most new applicants have been barred from accessing the system since at least 2020

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News | 5 October 2026

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Health workers to stage protests across Cape Town this month

Community health workers are demanding permanent public service jobs

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News | 5 October 2026