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Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

For years residents have been objecting to the Springfield and Vlakfontein mining project

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News | 29 October 2024

South Africans exposed to high levels of lead

In 2022, over 700-tonnes of lead chromates were imported into the country from India alone

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News | 29 October 2024

Government must protect legitimate SRD grant applicants, say activists

Universal Basic Income Coalition say fraudulent applications only represent a ā€œsmall proportion of applicationsā€

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News | 28 October 2024

Gardener mauled to death by former Lottery bossā€™s guard dog

Stevens Mabuse, who worked for Phillemon Letwaba, was killed by a pit bull when he came home in the early hours

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News | 28 October 2024

Development of Tshwane settlement stalled by power struggle

ā€œFounderā€ of Ebhubesini blocks land surveyors from starting housing process

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News | 28 October 2024

Shaggy sheep, ice rats and the future of Joburgā€™s water supply

Crucial wetlands in the Lesotho Highlands are in trouble

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News | 28 October 2024

Next weekā€™s budget: posts for teachers in the spotlight

Some provinces hope for funding for teachers, others are less optimistic

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News | 25 October 2024

R66-million spent on water schemes but these villagersā€™ taps are still dry

Yet water projects in Ngcobo are signed off as completed and successful

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News | 25 October 2024

Packaging companies flout rules on waste picker payments

Waste pickers collect, sort and transport most of our recyclable waste, and regulations say they be must paid for their services

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News | 25 October 2024

Police minister confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run

Bester showed police a fraudulent ID when he was stopped for speeding

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News | 24 October 2024

ā€˜Missing linkā€™ added to Table Mountain National Park

Two properties have been added to join the centre and south of the park to form the Kommetjie-Noordhoek wetlands land chain

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News | 24 October 2024

Press Council expels Independent Media for failing to obey rulings

Independent Media initially withdrew from the Press Council in 2016 and rejoined the Council in January this year.

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News | 23 October 2024

Stop the killing and intimidation of whistleblowers, demand activists

Hundreds of people gathered at the Union Buildings four years to the day since environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase was murdered

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News | 23 October 2024

Disability grant applicant collapses in long queue at SASSA office

SASSAā€™s Bellville office manager blames staff shortages

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News | 23 October 2024

People wait months to be verified for R370 SRD grant

SASSA blames the Home Affairs online system

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News | 22 October 2024

Seventh postponement in Durban police brutality case

The trial into the death in custody of Regan Naidoo in 2018 has still not begun, this time because of a complaint before the Legal Practice Council

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News | 21 October 2024