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SAPS and Hawks snub Parliament on lottery probe

Special Investigating Unit is probing corruption totalling over R2-billion

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News | 25 March 2026

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“We can go weeks without water, and no one seems to care”

Elderly residents of Lehae in Johannesburg battle to fetch water

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News | 25 March 2026

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Court blocks building along Cape Town’s Diep River floodplain

The municipality says this is not an eviction, but residents of Dunoon informal settlements are worried

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News | 25 March 2026

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Major Eastern Cape water projects stalled over battle with small businesses

Two Whittlesea water treatment works were set to benefit nearly 30 villages

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News | 20 March 2026

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Joburg metro cops destroy shacks in Ennerdale

Build us new homes, demand occupiers of land meant for housing that was never built

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News | 19 March 2026

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Dozens evicted from informal settlement opposite Cape Town stadium

DA Ward Councillor Nicola Jowell says the eviction follows a long process of engagement with the group

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News | 18 March 2026

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Use the field, parents tell their children: the pit toilets at this school are dangerous

Elunyaweni Primary in Ugie in the Eastern Cape has five full pit latrines for 160 learners; nearby ET Thabane Primary has broken classrooms

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News | 18 March 2026

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Flooding forces Limpopo schools to close

Heavy rains in Vhembe have washed away bridges and damaged roads

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News | 17 March 2026

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Rubbish is piling up across Johannesburg

With only two operating landfills, compactor trucks have longer turnaround times, creating refuse collection backlogs

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News | 13 March 2026