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Oil search won’t harm fishing, court told
Fishers and environmental groups are challenging permission to do seismic surveys off the West Coast
Khayelitsha clinic struggles to meet the needs of growing population
Patients at Nolungile Clinic in Site C complain of long waiting times and shortage of medication
Anti-immigrant violence explodes in Western Cape
Several dead in Mossel Bay, families flee into mountains in Overberg
Learners at this Limpopo school go hungry on rainy days
Meals are cooked outside at Boxahuku Primary in Vhembe East because the kitchen can no longer be used due to the stench from the school toilets
Gugulethu residents clean up illegal dump sites
The community project was started to combat poor waste management in the area
Small-scale fishers in court to stop West Coast seismic surveys
Environmental impacts of offshore seismic surveying debated in court
Housing project for KZN flood victims creeps forward
Hundreds more families are in rented emergency accommodation
Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workers
Non-profits will no longer receive provincial funding for immigrant workers, a move organisations say “goes against their very ethics and morals”
Housing development to be built on municipal parking lot in central Cape Town
The project will include “market-driven” affordable housing units
Meet the neighbourhood watch patrolling a river to stop pollution
The Roodekrans Neighbourhood Watch believes water needs to be protected as much as people and property
Billions in flood damage to Western Cape roads
Province to apply for disaster relief funding to rebuild roads and infrastructure
Khayelitsha households in the dark for a month as Eskom fails to fix transformers
Residents in Ndlovini say Eskom has ignored repeated complaints
Xenophobic attacks killed four people in Addo. A year later, anti-immigrant sentiment is rising again
There have been no arrests for the murder of Juane September or for the immigrants killed in revenge attacks
Lesotho explores R5-billion floating solar project on its highland reservoirs
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority is proposing large-scale solar plants on the Katse and Mohale dams
Hidden hunters of the Kalahari: Why small carnivores hold big ecological answers
A landmark study at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is poised to spotlight the vital role medium-sized carnivores play in the Savanna ecosystem
Households hire electricity ‘fixers’ after Eskom fails them
A community policing forum member says Eskom had raised concerns about the safety of its technicians working in Khayelitsha
Activists gather at TotalEnergies offices to “Kick Polluters Out of Africa”
Campaign laid blame for South Africa’s skyrocketing electricity tariffs at the feet of the fossil fuel industry
PRASA rail theft trial bogged down in argument over virtual testimony
Key state witness is stranded in Dubai
Eastern Cape scholar transport on strike over unpaid wages
Transport department says it’s working overtime to fast track “legitimate outstanding invoices”, but learners are missing school
Photo exhibition shows the struggle of menstruation in informal settlements
15 women from Khayelitsha marked World Menstrual Hygiene Day
SA murder rate edges down
But violent crime remains unacceptably high
Protesters demand Steenhuisen take action to end hunger
South Africa produces sufficient food yet millions go to bed hungry, says the Union Against Hunger
Elections 2026: Elundini municipality’s trail of unfinished projects
Millions have been spent on government offices, a vehicle testing station, a community hall, a sports field and electronic billboards - all incomplete