Dunoon residents protest over long queues and poor service at local clinic
Western Cape health department says a mobile clinic for medical collections, disease screenings and family planning is in the pipeline
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Court grants interdict against Swellendam protests
This follows chaos and violence during protests in the town in recent weeks
Protesters conclude three-day protest outside Parliament
Activists are demanding Parliament take action against Sfiso Buthelezi over allegations of corruption when he was chairperson of PRASA
Activists claim thousands of parcels of public land under-used in Cape Town
Ndifuna Ukwazi launches online interactive map to put pressure on government to address land issues
New measures to prevent Lotto looting
The National Lotteries Commission briefed Parliament on the steps it is taking to clean up the organisation
Education Minister promised libraries for all schools by 29 November – but there’s no chance that deadline will be met
Three quarters of public schools still don’t have libraries, in spite of a 2013 promise
Alarm raised over amendments to Road Accident Fund Act
Lawyers warn of “dire consequences” for South African road users
One less obstacle for Bishopscourt land claimants
The Friends of Liesbeek Association has withdrawn a town planning appeal, but a court case remains to be settled
Situation gets worse and worse at the labour department in Bellville
“This is my fifth time coming here,” says UIF claimant
Gang Raped Deaf Woman Waits More Than Eight Months For Court To Appoint A Sign Language Interpreter
The trial of four men accused of raping the 45-year-old woman has been postponed several times because of this
Cape Town ordered to hold public hearings on sewage being pumped into the sea
Environment minister criticises City’s previous lack of engagement
Sewage gushes out of drain in Khayelitsha
Shack dwellers say City of Cape Town is slow to respond to complaints
Families say that they been waiting six years to be moved from Durban transit camp
eThekwini municipality has no explanation for delay and no timeline to offer
Protest at Parliament goes ahead after last-minute deal with City of Cape Town
Activist organisation #UniteBehind wants MPs to fire former PRASA chair Sfiso Buthelezi
NSFAS and Blade Nzimande snub Parliament hearing on student funding failures
The portfolio committee will issue a summons if NSFAS and the minister fail to attend the next meeting
Taxis bring traffic on active uMhlanga road to a standstill
To restore calm to the area, authorities agreed to temporarily allow taxis to park near Ocean Mall
Family demands answers after teen’s body disappears from state morgue
Department and police fail to answer questions because they are still investigating three years later
RICA bill misses the chance for real reform
As Concourt deadline approaches, there are still too many loopholes in the law that allow privacy rights to be infringed
Mining Department Refuses West Coast Prospecting Bid
Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterprise’s application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment
Simple games assist children learn to read
Even a cereal box can be a useful teaching tool
Victim of wrongful arrest gets R2.6-million from Minister of Police
Ntokozo Patrick Xulu spent 813 days behind bars
Three people die in shack fire in Joe Slovo Park
73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night
Call for Johannesburg to turn “dark buildings” into decent housing for poor people
Housing collective plans march in city next month to demand housing for the poor