Swellendam residents march for cheaper electricity
This comes two weeks after the town was brought to a standstill with violent protests
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PRASA promises full service on Cape Town’s Northern Line by December
“Our people have suffered enough since trains have stopped working” says unionist
“No one was looking for her”: Magudumana’s lawyer hits back at state
Fraud cases against Magudumana not relevant to bail application, says lawyer
Lottery looter is living the jet set life
“When life gives you lemons, buy a freaking jet” - Lesley Ramulifho
Government needs to innovate if it hopes to address the housing crisis
NGOs could play a vital role as intermediaries
Families living on Cape Town railway line to be moved in two weeks
SCOPA chair tells ministers and mayor to get on with it
Potholes, broken drains and crime: you’ve got to be fearless to drive in Samora Machel
Sewage oozes onto the streets and there are holes in the main roads
Lawyer in Amazon controversy caught in qualification lie
Timothy Dunn, an attorney in the River Club dispute, does not have the master’s degree he claims to have
Spat over top appointment in Makhado municipality
Unions accuse council of trying to appoint person who came second in interview process to CFO position
Streets in Durban township covered in sewage
Ward councillor blames frequent sewerage blockages on residents throwing rubbish into the drains
Cape Town households call for electricity tariffs to be reduced
City says NERSA’s 15% tariff recommendation would lead to a shortfall of R500-million for 2023/24
Cape Town lawyer back on trial for malicious damage to property
Charges against attorney Gary Trappler have been reinstated after CCTV footage came to light
Uyinene Mrwetyana’s family want Post Office transformed into “a area of healing”
Hundreds marched to the Clareinch post office in Claremont to commemorate four years since her rape and murder
Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights
Fishers say they were ignored when the original rights were awarded between 1994 and 1998
Canoeist brothers clean up Khayelitsha wetland
Hours spent every week removing invasive water hyacinth and rubbish
Gauteng Premier promises a “realistic” region for services in Slovo Park
The settlement has waited for over two decades to be upgraded despite a 2016 court ruling in residents’ favour
Taxi strike cost Western Cape R5-billion MEC tells Parliament
The strike was called without notice and badly affected businesses, learners, clinics and government services
Survey reveals massive decline in rail passengers over the last ten years
The number of Metrorail passenger journeys have dropped by 46-million since 2013, but gains have been made over the last year
We bought dagga. It was probably illegal. Here’s why
The Medicines Act is being misused while Parliament dithers
Community Work Programme workers upset over R3,700 a month earning limit
Workers say they must submit bank statements for three months and are fired if they earn above this limit
Government must intervene in Intercape bus attacks
Judge “determined not to be misunderstood” in ordering transport minister, Eastern Cape MEC and police to take action
Court dismisses expelled NUMSA official’s urgent application
“The fact that the applicant wants the matter heard urgently does not make it urgent” says judge
EFF disrupts Cape Town council meeting, take aim at JP Smith
But the controversial Mayco Member received a standing ovation from DA members for his handling of the taxi strike