Farmers placed on alert as El Nino takes effect
The South African Weather Service warns of possibly hot and dry summer ahead
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Tension mounts at Springs mine as police mobilise
AMCU claims that miners are voluntarily protesting underground at Gold One but there are definitely people being held hostage
Children’s parks turned into rubbish dumps
Intimidation has prevented repairs to parks in Delft, Cape Town
Microplastics are a danger to our health. Here’s how to reduce our exposure to them
Some well-intentioned initiatives make the situation worse
Government flats falling apart, say Wentworth residents
EThekwini municipality to assess buildings’ conditions next week
Cable theft and shootings force Cape Town library closures
But the people who work at the libraries in Hanover Park and Bellville are determined to continue creating safe spaces for their communities
Here’s how the Western Cape can prepare better for weather like we had in September
Climate change may bring more variable weather but we can reduce the risk of disasters
Almost a third of Limpopo residents have no access to piped water
Human Rights Commission report slams failure of water supply in Limpopo
Picketers demand justice for pro-Palestine protester assaulted during marathon
Woodstock police say they are investigating
Thousands march in Cape Town, calling for ceasefire in Gaza
Protesters demand that South Africans who join Israeli Defence Force be prosecuted
Right to Read campaign launches in Makhanda
Civil society and teachers join forces to make early-grade literacy a national priority
Limpopo villagers finally acquire vital bridge but not through government
The Vondo community raised their own funds and finished the job with the help of a state owned forestry company and a private enterprise
One train a day for Eastern Cape commuters
Since Monday you can now leave Kariega for Gqeberha by train at 6:15am and take the return trip at 5:15pm
This is where people are occupying Metrorail’s Central Line in Cape Town
There are about 4,000 households occupying the line between Nyanga and Philippi, according to the Housing Development Agency
It’s tough to be old and without water in Joburg
“I’ve fallen down carrying a bucket of water with no one here to help me”
“Activist” ordered to remove defamatory social media posts
“Believing that one pursues a worthy cause in the public interest does not justify publishing false statements about another party”
The Lottery: A South African apt news account
Will there also be a good news story about Metrorail?
Group threaten to “shut down” Bloemfontein
Mangaung Concerned Community want jobs
African states urged to lobby International Criminal Court on Gaza
Southern African Litigation Centre says reports of war crimes must be probed
Millions spent but 7 years later still no water for Eastern Cape villagers
Water project for Libode started in 2016
How the former Lottery board chair paid for his R6.3-million Rolls Royce
Court freezes Alfred Nevhutanda’s luxury car and property
Cape Town law enforcement officer found not guilty of murder of homeless man
Court finds Luvolwethu Kati acted in self-defence
Limpopo hawkers evicted to produce way for road repairs
These Elim vendors pay licence fees but they have not been helped to find an alternative trading site
This is how I try to survive crime in Philippi
Living in Samora Machel, Cape Town, you hear gunshots any time of the day