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Are South Africa’s dams safe? Government does not know
A lack of qualified inspectors and low compliance with safety reports raises concerns in Parliament
News | 18 September 2024
West Coast fishers say fishing policy is crippling them
Saldanha and Langebaan fishers say they barely make a livelihood from their quotas
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 18 September 2024
E-hailing drivers on strike in Cape Town
Drivers want the government to intervene to improve their conditions
News | 17 September 2024
Death toll rises to seven after police swoop on informal gold miners
Some miners have already gone back to work to earn money and repatriate the bodies of their colleagues
News | 17 September 2024
Extortionists now targeting social workers
Western Cape social development department had to spend R20-million on overtime to double-up social workers operating in high-risk areas
News | 16 September 2024
Factory forced to relocate from Free State to Gauteng because of electricity outages
NLG Gloves has been in Harrismith since 1993 and employed 71 people from surrounding communities.
By Tladi Moloi
News | 13 September 2024
SIU takes aim at ballooning dodgy medical litigation that is costing the government billions
One law firm submitted claims of nearly R500-million against the Eastern Cape health department
News | 13 September 2024
Loadshedding is not over in Cape Town’s deep south
Unplanned power outages plague residents and small businesses near Cape Point
By Tori Newby
News | 13 September 2024
Occupiers evicted from Alex social housing containers
Mayco member says removal had to take place to make way for rightful beneficiaries. But it has taken the City of Johannesburg years to place people in these containers.
News | 12 September 2024