Two people arrested during toilet protest in Durban
Informal settlement families say they only have five mobile toilets for over 400 shacks
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Department of Health in last-minute bid to avoid stand-off with nurses over uniforms
Union says nurses will work in their own clothes if uniform allowance is not sorted out
Old age funding is not keeping pace with our ageing population, report finds
Family Caregiving calls on government to prioritise community-based care services
Conflict over land for rail line occupiers
Traditional leaders say the land is used for Xhosa initiation rituals
Tshwane’s derelict homeless shelter
“These children grow up in a dirty and dangerous place”
Salt River heritage festival: knowing the past to shape a better world
On Saturday new giant murals were unveiled in the historic suburb
“I want to catch my last breath in this house” says Cape farm dweller facing eviction
The families are refusing the leave, saying life on the farm is all they’ve ever known
Hundreds walk to celebrate recovery from addiction
Fewer than half of South Africans with drug or alcohol problems access treatment
Police Silent On Crime Reporting Scheme Problems
“This is just a classic case of laziness from the police. There is always a solution.”
Children frolic in flood water as only pool in Brown’s Farm remains closed
The pool in Philippi has been closed since August when it was vandalised during the taxi protests
Thunderstorm wreaks havoc in Limpopo village
More than 200 households affected
Fresh water fishers demand formal recognition of their livelihoods
Masifundise inland fisheries report says sector needs government help
Nkosinathi Ntuli’s shack has been demolished four times since November
He keeps on rebuilding and the eThekwini municipality keeps returning
Cape Town backyard dwellers doorstop housing officials at Civic Centre
“People die waiting for a house,” says backyarder from Hanover Park
Protesters block Bantom Road, Kariega amid five-day power outage
Nelson Mandela Bay councillor says many homes were plunged into dark after an explosion at the Mabandla substation
Children in the Eastern Cape are not being fed enough at school
Some schools are not getting even the minimum funding from the National School Nutrition Programme
Early Childhood Development Programmes Should Be Free
Only a third of children in SA are enrolled in ECD programmes
As sinful as living in shacks, say flooded Qunu’s RDP residents
Formal housing as well as informal settlements flooded in low-lying areas of Gqeberha
Latest census results to be announced 10 October
Stats SA blames Covid for long delay in completing fourth national enumeration since democracy
Dodgy Lottery lawyer loses bid to appeal
Court upholds ruling that Lesley Ramulifho’s conduct be investigated
Taps dry for years in Frazer informal settlement
EThekwini Municipality says projects are underway to build proper water infrastructure
“I saw my shoes float on water and heard my cat meow”
Western Cape mops up after devastating floods
Commuters struggle with transport costs as Metrorail central line remains closed
Some workers are spending half their wage to commute because trains aren’t running
Hundreds flee flooded homes as storms batter Western Cape
Man dies, apparently from electrocution