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Pensioner has to live in shack despite ‘owning’ RDP house for 17 years
A 2012 Corruption Watch report stated that the houses “were invaded because they were left empty for a long time”
News | 6 June 2025
Luxury home of Lottery “kingpin” frozen by Special Tribunal
Non-profit organisation headed by Alfred Sigudhla received nearly R70-million from the Lottery
News | 5 June 2025
100-year-old Flagstaff school is falling apart
In 2013 the Flagstaff Comprehensive High School was promised a share of a R195-million project. But nothing happened
News | 5 June 2025
Cabinet sent basic income grant plan back to the drawing board
Meanwhile the Department of Social Development will ask for another extension of the Social Relief of Distress grant, MPs told
News | 5 June 2025
Eastern Cape teacher accused of beating learner with a hosepipe
Department of Education warns teachers against using corporal punishment to discipline learners
News | 4 June 2025
Lesotho fishing company’s strange “error” on donations
Sanlei Premium Trout reported community donations of fish heads worth R2.9-million, but actually gave less than R450,000
News | 4 June 2025
Children’s homes, rehabs and shelters face closure once again as Gauteng government fails to pay
Department of Social Development says there were “payment system challenges” and some organisations are non-compliant
News | 4 June 2025
Misinformation versus freedom, rights and science
A GroundUp series on the right to be informed
News | 3 June 2025
Troubling questions as minister gives Ithuba another year to run lottery
On the face of it, Ithuba should have been excluded as it did not bid for the new permanent license and it has reached the maximum legal operating limit of ten years
News | 2 June 2025