Shack dwellers hope for subsidised solar power
The City of Cape Town is considering partnering with alternative energy providers for informal settlements
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“Today is a waste of time” prosecutor in Thabo Bester case tells court
Pre-trial postponed to 5 June as many of the accused have replaced their lawyers
Budget: Social grants go up but not by much
Old age, war veterans, disability and care dependency grants up by R90 in April and another R10 from October
Hawks and SIU raid accountants in lottery corruption investigation
Accountants allegedly prepared fraudulent financial statements to get lottery funding
We are living in a desert, say Qwaqwa residents
More than 140,000 households are struggling with a minimal water supply or no tap water at all
R18-million spent but Butterworth public pool has never opened
The swimming pool took ten years to build and was completed four years ago
Education department’s electricity cut off for owing millions of rands
Eastern Cape provincial education department’s offices in Nelson Mandela Bay have been in the dark since December
Man who was assaulted by police dies three months later
Ugochukwu Emmanuel Nnoli’s family suspect the assault played a role in his death
One year and counting: The Supreme Court of Appeal has still not handed down judgment in the vital Tafelberg case
Court says judgment should be delivered within three weeks
Shabbat against genocide held at Nelson Mandela Foundation
The evening was co-hosted with South African Jews for a Free Palestine
Green Point “Tent City”: Homeless camp’s days are numbered
Relocation options unsatisfactory for many of the occupiers
President gives go-ahead to dig into corruption at PRASA
But it’s four years late, says activist
Taxi operators halt City from relocating families in Khayelitsha
Ward councillor says the move is urgently needed in order to fix sewage pipes affecting the whole area
Johannesburg communities protest against City Power
The utility says its ageing and damaged infrastructure is battling to cope with demand, and calls on electricity users to pay their bills
More than a decade later, Carolina’s dirty water still puts residents’ health at risk
A 2012 court judgment ordered the municipality to provide clean water. It has still not complied
Failing sewage plants continue to pollute False Bay
Most of Cape Town’s sewage treatment works are failing, including the city’s largest one which releases effluent straight into the sea
“Criminal syndicate” was inside the Lottery says SIU
Three-year investigation has revealed collusion between Lottery officials, former board members, lawyers and non-profit organisations
Worst of hiring freeze over, Western Cape health department assures health workers
Budget has been brought back under control, says Dr Keith Cloete
“It’s almost like they want you to give up”: desperate applicants queue at SASSA Eersteriver
Even those who slept at the offices are not sure to be served
Relocation of more than 880 families from Cape Town central railway line completed
PRASA says it can now recover infrastructure and restore train services
Families stuck in transit camp as eThekwini housing project remains incomplete
They were relocated in 2019 to make way for the housing project. But their living conditions have deteriorated since then
The South African drug mules held in foreign jails
Vincent Ntsolo, from Soweto, was just 18 when he was recruited
Kenny Kunene targets primary school over claimed plans for Shona lessons
Using xenophobia to campaign is against the Electoral Code of Conduct, say activists