Coalition governments are here to stay. Here are proposals for making them work better
But even with the best proposals, without a shift in political culture coalition governments will be unstable
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Hundreds protest at US Consulate – demand ceasefire in Gaza
Calls for Palestinian human rights to be respected
Union demands suspension of municipal manager accused of sexual harassment
Ekurhuleni municipality initially suspended the manager in June following an internal investigation into the complaint. He was allowed to return three months later
Cape Town city centre tenants in tears as municipality auctions their homes
City says the Maynard Street homes are part of a de-proclaimed road scheme and are no longer required for municipal purposes
Court issues scathing order against PRASA over passenger safety
The passenger rail agency has until end of November to report back on the status of a new tender process for security contracts
Cable thieves target Mangaung townships during loadshedding
Power utility has spent more than R50-million to repair and replace stolen and vandalised infrastructure
Activists demand end to TotalEnergies offshore drilling
The French multinational company wants to drill for oil and gas along the South African coastline near Cape Town, the West Coast and the Garden Route
RDP houses left incomplete for eight years
Kanana Park residents in Johannesburg have had to finish construction at their own cost if they can afford it
Community policing forums should be holding police accountable
CPFs are not just there to help cops do their jobs
Fire victims snooze outside to protect their plots
“We sleep with our kids on our plots because we don’t want other residents to build their own shacks on them”
Roads in Kariega flooded for months
Taxi association in Kariega says: “We were promised that the problem would be fixed but it isn’t.”
Tshwane must stop violating Hammanskraal residents’ rights
Following the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, the City needs to comply with the Public Protector’s orders
Mandela Park families approved a sample toilet in 2008. 15 years later, they’re still waiting for the rest
Residents of Eastern Cape informal settlement say they’re not going to vote unless they get their promised toilets
Church blocks region to build school in Philippi
SANCO has stepped in to intervene and leaders have now escalated the matter to the authorities
Insult to injury: will there be any justice for District Six families?
Six families ask the state to expropriate their homes to avoid eviction
Protesters storm Durban City Hall
Presidential Employment Programme workers received SMSes on Sunday stating that the programme was suspended due to a lack of funds
Here’s how South Africa’s social grant system has changed since 1994
SASSA pays 26-million grants every month
No clarity on when Makhanda will have a post office again
The post office closed in July
AMCU vs NUM: Workers to vote at “hostage” mine
Gold One will organise ballot of miners
R350-a-month grant to be extended to March 2025
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announces extension of Covid-19 grant
Protesters call for closure of Israeli embassy
Cape Town march in support of Palestine
Two dead in two shack fires since Friday in Dunoon
About 50 structures destroyed leaving 200 people homeless
Municipality which is “swimming in trouble” finally pays its workers
Matjhabeng Local Municipality employees have been on strike since 25 October because they were not paid
Budget cuts: Why doesn’t the government use some of the money in this R459-billion account?
The reasons for not using money from the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account are political, not legal or economic