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City of Tshwane probes illegal suburb

Leeuwfontein has been developed without subdivision or approval by local authorities. Now residents want services

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News | 5 July 2023

Cape Town’s Central Line will be fully operational before the end of March 2024, says PRASA

Relocation of people living along the track is still unresolved

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News | 5 July 2023

Mining companies eye the last unspoilt strip of the Western Cape’s west coast

Concerns over cumulative impact of new prospecting

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News | 4 July 2023

No water, toilets or electricity in multi-million rand Eastern Cape taxi rank

The contractor for the Xhora taxi rank has been in a dispute with the municipality for over eight years

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News | 4 July 2023

Man accused of robbery beaten and set alight in Samora Machel

This comes weeks after two men accused of crime were killed in Philippi

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News | 3 July 2023

Thabo Bester escape: Court grants R10,000 bail to one of three suspended prison officers

Two other accused will return to court on 11 July for formal bail applications

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News | 3 July 2023

Striking Durban food workers head to CCMA

Frimax Foods dismissed workers who downed tools earlier this month

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News | 29 June 2023

Makana suspends official over “irregular” water pump payment

This comes as Makhanda battles crippling water crisis

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News | 29 June 2023

Dozens of homes destroyed by tornado in Inanda

Human Settlements Minister promises that professional engineers will properly assess the damaged homes

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News | 28 June 2023

An officer shot a homeless man. Two very different versions of what happened are being argued in court

Dumisani Joxo was shot “without warning”, witness tells the court

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News | 28 June 2023

Minister promises new lease of life for Hout Bay harbour

Fishers to get their fishing rights and a new production and packaging facility

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News | 28 June 2023

Blind SA leads march, demands government ratifies treaty

It has been ten years since the Marrakesh Treaty was concluded to allow blind people access to published works in accessible formats

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News | 27 June 2023

Fikile Mbalula in row over frozen luxury house

Affidavits claim he borrowed R3-million from Lottery bigwig’s wife

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News | 27 June 2023

Free State municipality’s R15-million unused sport stadium

The stadium in Lindley has stood unused for over a year and has been vandalised

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News | 27 June 2023

Under water for two weeks: Cape Town’s Covid informal settlement

Residents fear disease could break out from the human waste in the water

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News | 26 June 2023

Durban community fears life in the dark without streetlights

The City has hired private security after losing millions of rand annually to cable theft and vandalism

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News | 26 June 2023