Fed up Gqeberha residents close clinic

A petition signed by 200 people demands the local health service improve

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Brief | 2 September 2025

Sewage in the rivers as Polokwane water treatment project stalls

Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers

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Brief | 2 September 2025

Two years later: Joburg’s inner city buildings at risk of another Usindiso inferno

The City of Joburg is yet to make its ā€œdark buildingsā€ safe

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News | 2 September 2025

Famine in Gaza: what next for South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

UN report confirms hundreds have starved to death despite International Court of Justice ordering Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave

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News | 2 September 2025

Joburg shows support for Gaza flotilla

ā€œThere are risks. But the greater danger lies in allowing Israel and its allies to carry out genocide with impunity.ā€

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Brief | 1 September 2025

No train to Mitchells Plain: last steps to fully reopen Central Line

Work has been disrupted and more than 1,250 people still live on the tracks

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News | 1 September 2025

Buffalo City wastes millions on vanity projects while essential infrastructure crumbles

More than R200-million blown on mismanaged tourist attractions while beaches are polluted by sewage

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Feature | 1 September 2025

Police officer accused of murdering man in Khayelitsha

Off-duty cop allegedly took a gun from his colleague and shot Sesethu Sigonyela

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Brief | 1 September 2025

Chart of the week: Taps but no water

In most provinces, less than 60% of people in formal housing have reliable water access

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Charts | 29 August 2025

New oil transfer regulations a ā€˜lifeline for penguins’, says Minister

But bird conservation organisations fear that the regulations will be ineffective

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News | 29 August 2025

Dial-a-Ride cuts: disability groups disappointed by meeting with City of Cape Town

The City says it is looking for additional funding

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News | 29 August 2025

Give us each a hectare of land, say women farm workers

Farm workers who produce the country’s food often go hungry, says Women on Farms Project

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News | 29 August 2025

Gauteng early childhood development educators protest over funding crisis

Premier Lesufi urged to intervene

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Brief | 28 August 2025

Kraaifontein residents protest about living conditions

Lists of demands handed over to City of Cape Town, Western Cape health department and SAPS

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Brief | 28 August 2025

SASSA assures Parliament grants will be paid when Postbank contract ends

The service agreement between SASSA and Postbank ends on 30 September

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News | 28 August 2025

Grant beneficiaries confused by funeral policy deductions

SASSA’s system allows insurance companies to make deductions from social grants

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News | 28 August 2025