Premier Loses Court Bid to End Mister Sweet Strike
Strike continues after Labour Court ruling
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Durban Police Brutality Case Postponed Yet Again
The trial of 17 police officers for the death of Regan Naidoo in 2018 has been postponed repeatedly for years now
PRASA Appeals Against Court Instruction to Return Material Belonging to Land Occupiers
Last week, the Western Cape gave PRASA 24 hours to return the group’s belongings or build them temporary housing
Government Stepped in at Eleventh Hour to Save Basketball Tournament
The tournament, which started later than scheduled, is underway in Pretoria and ends on Saturday
Villagers Use Contaminated River Water While R100-Million Sewage Project Delayed
Tsomo waste water treatment works were meant to be completed two years ago
Premier Group Goes to Court to End Mister Sweet Strike
Strike at Germiston factory enters fourth week
PRASA Accused of Contempt of Court
The rail agency was ordered to restore shelter to people it evicted from Cape Town Foreshore in August
Cars Destroyed by Fire in Free State Government Pound
Owners find their cars burned to cinders
City of Cape Town Pushes for Plan From PRASA to Manage Commuter Rail
Legal correspondence over finalisation of rail agreement exchanged
Health Department Misses Another Deadline to Provide Nurses With Uniforms
The department has committed to paying nurses a once-off allowance by the end of November
At Least 116 Children Died From Malnutrition in the Eastern Cape in One Year
Conference on hunger hears there’s more than enough food. Policy failures by both government and corporations are causing hunger.
Province Tells City of Cape Town to Clean Up Dunoon
Warning on pollution and health hazards in informal settlement
Only Nine of 55 Villages Get Water From Controversial Multi-Billion Rand Project
Deputy President Paul Mashatile promises that by November a dozen more villages would get tap water via the Giyani Water Project
Activists Organise to Oppose Teacher Retrenchments
Over 2,400 posts to be lost by 1 January
Mike Ngulube’s Desperate Search for His Baby’s Body
A year after the Marshalltown fire which killed Memory and her mother Joyce, the child’s body has not been returned to her father
PRASA Ordered to Return Building Materials to Land Occupiers
Court ruling follows interdict against eviction sought by housing activist organisation
How Much Worse Are Coloured Plastics for the Environment?
Studies are finding more reason to boycott coloured plastic products
Durban Commuters Stranded While PRASA and Transnet Haggle Over Repairs
KwaMashu and North Coast lines not operational
Women in Limpopo Village Had to Dig Their Own Water Well
Vhembe District Municipality says repairs to faulty boreholes across Elim will be done by end September
Uif Online Services Frozen in Court Battle
Interim interdict stopped the UIF’s new service provider from rendering IT services
Eskom Office Closure in Mpumalanga Leaves Customers Frustrated
Residents still turning up to report electricity supply problems months after Kwagga Mall customer hub closed
Half a Billion in Unspent Funds Returned to Treasury by Gauteng Department
Auditor-General flags irregular expenditure and insufficient controls in 2023/24 report
Durban Flood Victims Told to Vacate Emergency Housing
eThekwini Municipality says its planning to rehouse the affected families but can’t assist those who had previously benefitted from RDP projects