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Urgent court action to stop mine using West Coast groundwater

Phosphate mining company Kropz said to be in breach of license in its use of ancient Elandsfontein aquifer

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News | 13 October 2017

Storm leaves Durban shack dwellers destitute

“I haven’t a clue what I will feed my child”

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News | 12 October 2017

Fort Hare students end boycott after chaotic two weeks

Management commits to fixing electricity, internet and water problems

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News | 12 October 2017

De Lille urges: Build better homes for the poor

City agreement with developers expected to fast track land approvals and rezoning for affordable housing

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News | 12 October 2017

Behind the special needs bus attack

Community leader describes stoning as “very bad and very sad”

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News | 12 October 2017

Dial-a-Ride users say the service is deteriorating

Vehicles easily confused with MyCiTi buses put disabled commuters in danger, say passengers

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News | 12 October 2017

Mfuleni parents demand a new school with better security

100 desks and 100 chairs stolen during holidays

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News | 12 October 2017

Freak storm in Gauteng leaves residents without electricity, water and toilets

I am just glad to be alive, says 70-year-old

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News | 11 October 2017

Hekpoort settlement has been trying for 12 years to get water

Frustrated Schaumburg residents fed-up with politicians

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News | 11 October 2017

Man terrorized for renting shop to a Somali

Xenophobic Duduza residents “ban” Somali, Pakistani, Ethiopian, Bangladeshi and Eritrean residents from owning shops

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News | 11 October 2017

Gogos get a health kick out of soccer

Bafana Bafana better watch out says team of 60 to 80-year-olds

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News | 10 October 2017

Zimbabweans battle with VFS’s application system

Elderly people with little computer know-how are becoming desperate

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News | 9 October 2017

Wolseley residents complain of no refuse collection for five years

Municipality says iIlegal electrical connections and land occupations hinder service delivery in Zakhele

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News | 9 October 2017

Rent owed to City goes from R3,400 to R260,000 in one month

Mayco Member says “bureaucratic error” was behind massive increase for Grand Parade vendors

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News | 9 October 2017

Learners protest for transport grant

No decision yet but negotiations with Treasury are ongoing, according to DBE official

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News | 6 October 2017

Mining company has eyes on West Coast National Park, say activists

Kropz has made approaches to government over phosphate deposits in park

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News | 6 October 2017