South Africa

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Eastern Cape families go to court over water

Despite a court order, the Amathole District Municipality has not provided water to Centane villages, they say

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News | 26 November 2025

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SAPS won’t return to Telkom Towers despite millions spent

The complex was evacuated in February 2024 amid safety concerns

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News | 26 November 2025

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Stadium in Ekurhuleni unused for seven years

Alra Park’s swimming pool is not operational either

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Brief | 26 November 2025

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“Sink hole” families to be moved

Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe

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News | 26 November 2025

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Quick explainer: the new inflation target

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has announced a new inflation target of 3% a year. What does this mean and why does it matter?

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Explainer | 25 November 2025

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Calls for Nestlé to remove sugar from baby foods

Swiss investigative outlet claims Nestlé is misrepresenting sugar content

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News | 25 November 2025

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Festival showcases disabled artists

Singers, dancers, painters at three-day Unmute ArtsAbility Arts Festival in Cape Town

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News | 25 November 2025

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Durban residents demand tap water and an end to water tankers

People in Ngoqokazi and Amatikwe, near Inanda, have been without running water since 2017

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Brief | 24 November 2025

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Operation Dudula blocks access to clinics, violating court order

Witness testimony plus a visit by GroundUp to clinics confirms this. Clinic security guards are also blocking access to immigrants.

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Feature | 24 November 2025

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R22-million Limpopo sports complex stands unused

Makhuvha Sports Complex outside Thohoyandou has been left to ruin

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Brief | 24 November 2025

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Orange Farm’s crime fighting patrollers

Community members have lauded efforts by the crime patrollers to make their streets safer, with over 400 people already part of the initiative

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News | 24 November 2025

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In photos: Thousands protest to end violence against women

Government classifies GBV and femicide a national disaster, but it’s unclear what policies will follow from this

Ashraf Hendricks, Ihsaan Haffejee, Ishmael Mabena, Johnnie Isaacs, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

News | 21 November 2025

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GBV victims travel nearly 200km to reach nearest state shelter

A local resident has now turned her own four-room home into a safehouse for many women in Beaufort West who have nowhere to go

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News | 21 November 2025

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Domestic violence against women: More cases are being reported to police

Women might be more likely to report cases than before, or violence is actually increasing.

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Charts | 21 November 2025

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In photos: Wynberg main road — a safe haven for immigrant families

People from the diaspora call this old part of Cape Town home

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Photo Essay | 21 November 2025

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Artists and activists take over Joburg skyline ahead of G20 summit

They projected a series of illustrations, demanding urgent action on the global debt crisis and climate accountability

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Photo Essay | 20 November 2025