Katlehong Residents Use Digger to Tear up Main Road During Protest
Protesters say their pleas for electricity, flushing toilets and housing have fallen on deaf ears
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Legally in SA but Scared to Go Home: 150 Immigrants Camping at Durban Home Affairs
People driven from their neighbourhoods by anti-immigrant groups have spent five days moving between a police station, a church centre and Home Affairs
Groenkloof Petition Against Cable Theft
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) met with community leaders in Groenkloof yesterday and assisted them in drafting an urgent petition to the Tshwane Metro. This follows two weeks of constant power outages in the area as a result of cable theft. The petition focuses on the area along the UNISA fence near the Fountains […]
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Judge Tells Minister to Get Water to Eastern Cape Families
Centane residents win court victory
A New R486-Million Water System, but the Taps Are Still Dry in These Limpopo Villages
Vhembe District Municipality insists families will have water soon
Kouga Flood Victims Accuse Municipality of Abandoning Them
The municipality estimates the cost of the storm damage to be about R170-million
The ANC Wasted Its Time in Power; This Is Our Time!
The ANC has had more than enough time to govern South Africa. And it wasted that time. After more than three decades of ANC rule, the country is on the brink of ruin. Incompetence and corruption have eroded state institutions and caused municipalities to collapse. It is time for everyone who truly believe in our […]
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De Doorns Farm Workers’ Homes Destroyed in Floods
Families have lost almost everything and face uncertain future
Schools Built by Eastern Cape Families in the 1980s Have Been Left to Ruin
All the parents asked is that the state maintain and upgrade the schools
Middelburg High School Crisis: Symptom of the Education Crisis in the Eastern Cape
The recent events at Middelburg High School, which nearly had to close due to financial difficulties, are a widespread problem in the Eastern Cape. This case is a clear example of the growing crisis facing rural schools across the province. The situation has caused significant distress and uncertainty within the community. The school was placed […]
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Concrete Rains Down in Elsies River – Three Years Later
Large chunks of concrete and masonry have broken away from Addo Hof, a multi-storey public housing block in Elsies River owned and managed by the City of Cape Town, landing in an open area where residents, elderly people and young children walk every day.
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Special Tribunal Freezes Two Properties Bought With Lottery Funds
Funds meant for an agricultural project to benefit 1,900 unemployed people were used to buy homes for directors of non-profit organisations
Informal Workers in Lagos Are Left to Cope With Devastating Floods Alone: Why Things Must Change
Floods regularly devastate Lagos’s informal workers, but traders and residents have built their own systems to adapt where the state has failed.
In Sudan, a Migrant Community Reveals a Resistance to Malaria: The Genetic Study Helping Shape Medicine
Understanding genetics can help explain differences in disease susceptibility across populations, informing medical research and public health strategies.
Homes of Over 5,000 People Still Flooded in Khayelitsha
City of Cape Town calls for donations to help flood victims
Kariega Residents Protest Over Electricity Woes
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it is attending to over 1,100 cable and line faults across the metro
Municipality Goes to Court to Block Corruption Report
The North West municipality has ignored an MEC’s instruction to “initiate a process of revocation” of the appointment of three senior officials
Rights Groups Disappointed by Constitutional Court Asylum Ruling
Immigrant community leaders say the ruling that bars rejected asylum seekers from reapplying, may see people deported back to countries where they face danger
SIU Report: “No Irregularities in Handling of Orania Land Claim”
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) found that there were no irregularities in the handling of the Orania land claim, which was finalised in 2006, that would justify further action. This came to light on Wednesday during a briefing of the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development. The Portfolio Committee had requested the […]
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Calls for Urgent Transport Alternatives Following Go George Suspension
The GOOD Party calls on the DA-led George Municipality to urgently reinstate bus services or provide immediate alternative transport for hundreds of residents left stranded by the sudden suspension of the GO George service.
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Needless Delays in Roll-Out of FMD Vaccine Jeopardise Calving Season in the Free State
The critical shortage of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine is creating mounting pressure on farmers as calving season is around the corner. While the crisis worsens, farmers are losing calves and herds are increasingly weakened. A farmer in the eastern Free State informed the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) that more than 50% of his calves […]
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Khayelitsha Families Relocated at Last After Weather Delays and Protests
The City of Cape Town says it moved about 1,000 families from a flood-prone area for their safety
Elders Urged to Speak out About Abuse
Older people often do not know their rights, Ilitha Labantu meeting told
Emalahleni Has to Provide Clarity Regarding Ogies Ongoing Water Crisis
The ongoing water crisis in Ogies has reached a critical point, and the Emalahleni Local Municipality (Kriel, Ogies, Phola, eMalahleni) can no longer avoid providing clear answers. Despite numerous complaints and pleas from residents, the situation keeps deteriorating and many households are being denied their constitutional right to a reliable supply of clean water. Video […]
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