Mystery surrounds Gauteng government’s multi-million rand adjudication panels
Money to pay for them diverted from funding for dignity packs
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KZN villagers get new bridges to cross dangerous rivers safely
After pleading with government for years, the Welisizwe Bridge Programme has finally delivered four bridges in eMakhabeleni
Google moves against notorious spam news website
BNN Breaking no longer appears high up in search results
Building of new classrooms at overcrowded Dunoon school stalled
Inkwenkwezi Secondary School has more than 1,500 learners, with an average of 45 learners per class
Ethekwini mayor warns strikers to return to work or face dismissal
The municipality has obtained an urgent interdict against violence and intimidation attempts by strikers
Wolwerivier transformed into a catwalk for International Women’s Day
Organisers hope the annual modelling event will encourage more young women from the community to follow their dreams
Malmesbury communities march against high water and electricity tariffs
“If you don’t have money to pay for water, the municipality blocks electricity” says protestor
Zuma’s lawyer to represent Judge Makhubele at misconduct inquiry
Makhubele is accused of abetting state capture while she was chair of PRASA
Why a farmer is riding from Zimbabwe to Windhoek on a horse
Ben Freeth will petition for the reinstatement of the SADC Tribunal
Community health workers march in East London
They want to be in-sourced and they want proper personal protective equipment
Mbombela warned to fix water crisis as taps in several villages run dry
“The last time we saw a drop of water coming out of the tap was about 15 years ago,” says villager
Hydrogen project splits Richtersveld community
A mega green hydrogen project and port development are planned for Boegoebaai
Health department fails to pay security contractor, leaving guards without salaries
Company says it can’t pay guards until it receives R3-million it is owed
Volunteers collect data to mitigate effects of global heating in Tshwane
About 16 local citizen scientists, led by members of Planact, have mapped the temperatures in several parts of Pretoria
Blikkiesdorp community protest after years of waiting for houses
They say their structures are falling apart and the area has become unliveable
Millions spent but seven years later this sports complex is still incomplete
Residents say the Kokstad complex is built in a wetland and “doomed”
Alexandra grannies trade knitting needles for boxing gloves
They attend boxing classes once a week as part of a project called GOGOBox
Questions over how national orchestra is spending public money
Auditor-General red flags potential conflict of interest and oversight issues
Cape Town protection money syndicates kill people, kill livelihoods
A salon owner was shot dead on Wednesday apparently for refusing to pay protection money
Water is being sold illegally in eThekwini
Desperate households resort to paying for water from unmarked trucks
Wits students stage ‘sleepover’ protests
The university says its made 530 emergency beds available and has reopened applications to on-campus residences
Police minister says he’s been working from home for four years because of “terrible” state of SAPS building
“We paid more money trying to fix that thing than we paid for buying it,” Bheki Cele tells Parliament
Google and Facebook are killing local news
The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. This week the Competition Commission is probing how online news is affected by AI chatbots, search and advertising technology. The outcome of the hearings is important for the future of news reporting in South Africa. In this …
Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court
The High Court ruled against the minister and he failed in his appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal