Lottery Blows Millions of Rands on Lawyers
Previous minister suggested that previous Lottery management and board colluded with law firms
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Government’s “Headless Chicken Approach” to the Billion-Rand Shoddy National Police Headquarters
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure conducted an oversight visit at the Telkom Towers complex on Thursday
SASSA Recovers R150-Million in Ineligible Grants Payments
But the agency is bleeding funds due to fraudulent payments still being made
31 Years Into Democracy and NMB’s Bucket System Isn’t Going Away Any Time Soon
The bucket eradication programme, started in 2012, has been through three departments and five implementing agents
People Found Chained at a Private Care Centre
Department of Social Development is busy relocating the facility’s 20 occupants amid allegations of neglect and inhumane conditions
Follow the Water: Tracing Lesotho’s Uncertain Water Supply to Johannesburg
The long-term viability of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project faces various threats
Is Ramaphosa Is Shirking His Constitutional Obligations?
Legal action taken to compel the President to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill into law
How Bureaucracy Prevents People From Getting Houses
Supply isn’t coming close to meeting the demand for state-subsidised housing
The Limpopo Government Mismanaged Their Money. But These Workers Are Not Giving Up
Premier Phophi Ramathuba promised that former employees of the Great North Transport bus company would start receiving their unpaid pensions this week
Durban Picketers Demand Accessible Mental Health Services
About 100 people protested outside the city hall to mark World Mental Health Day on Thursday.
Court Bid to Decriminalise Sex Work
The laws “have not deterred … the selling or buying of sex … and are not rationally capable of doing so. They merely create greater stigma and vulnerability among sex workers and violate their rights”.
Western Cape Town “Held to Ransom” by Cable Theft Syndicate
Repeated extended blackouts as electricity poles are cut down and cables stolen
Minster Says He Won’t Bow to Pressure on the Lottery
Minister Parks Tau appeared on a virtual platform before Parliament’s trade and industry portfolio committee on Tuesday. He has come under pressure from the committee to dismiss National Lotteries Commission (NLC) board and the NLC commissioner. Tau made it clear he would not act hastily. The Auditor-General presented its findings on Department of Trade and …
Vhutshilo Mountain School Offers Lifeline to Aids Orphans
Limpopo school has been going strong for nearly 20 years
Women Dig Their Own Pipeline After Years of Frustration With Ethekwini Water Supply
Many families in Matikwe north of Durban were left out when pipes were installed
Relocation of Langa Rail Line Occupiers Delayed by Regulations
Rezoning application to move people living next to the Central Line has taken more than a year
Vital Water Project Halted as Municipality Faile to Pay Contractors
School where reservoir was being built blocks construction
In This Village Some People Say They Drink Just One Cup of Water a Day
Water infrastructure was installed in uMsinga in KwaZulu-Natal years ago but has never worked
Heroin Use Spreads as Prices Plummet
South Africa’s central position in a drug smuggling route between West Asia and Europe plays a role
New Blasting Limits Set for Mines
Chief Inspector of Mines publishes South Africa’s first mine blasting standards
UCT Vigil Marks a Year of War in Gaza
Protesters renew call for boycott
Mantashe Slams “Foreign-Funded” Activists
Protests held against fossil-fuel industry in Cape Town and Johannesburg
Joburg’s Water Woes Are Self-Inflicted
The temporary shutdown of the supply from Lesotho is not the problem
Interview: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde Answers Questions on Social Housing
Winde explains why R500-million meant for housing went unspent