Darling Street Residents Await Judgment in Eviction Case
Department of Public Works and Ndifuna Ukwazi square off in court
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Caught Between Government Departments, Limpopo Families Live with Raw Sewage
Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards
Alexandra Container Homes Still Empty Four Years After Construction
Johannesburg mayor says allocation is in final stages but does not commit to a timeframe for occupation of the complex built during the covid pandemic
City of Cape Town Pauses Decision to Cut Dial-A-Ride Services
Settlement reached between the municipality and the Western Cape Network on Disability
No Sex Workers Will Be Prosecuted While Court Process Plays Out
NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases
Postbank Loses Social Grant Clients
More than 75% of Postbank’s clients have moved to private banks
City of Cape Town Probe Clears Officers of Responsibility in Taxi Driver’s Death
No evidence linking Law Enforcement officers to death of Luvyo Vimba last November, City says
Ithuba Seeks Urgent Court Order to Stop Lottery Licence Handover
Ithuba claims the Minister ignored bidding rules and evaluation criteria in awarding fourth licence to Sizekhaya
Disability Activists Disrupt City of Cape Town Transport Meeting Over Dial-A-Ride Cuts
Western Cape Network on Disability is challenging the cuts in court
Taxi Strike Leaves Durban Commuters Stranded
Taxi associations annoyed by impounding of vehicles
Parents Shut down School for Weeks
Gauteng Education MEC promises Nigel families a new primary school
Gauteng DSD Misses Targets and Spends R215-Million Irregularly
2024 was a chaotic year for the department
Kariega Clinic Still Closed Seven Weeks After Gang Shooting
Area has seen a surge in gang crime, residents say
Storm Damaged Classrooms Left Roofless for Six Years
Ngqusi Junior Secondary school in Centane have been waiting for the education department to fix its classrooms since June 2019
Durban Waste Workers Protest Over Salary Cuts
Payrates have halved since new contracts started
Gayton McKenzie vs Drug-Free Sport: Heated Debate in Parliament
Board was dissolved for spending about R1-million fighting a court case in Switzerland so that South Africa could stay in world sport
New Deadline for Phase-Out of SASSA Gold Cards
About 450,000 people still need to switch to Postbank’s Black Card
Grannies Help Repair Roads Neglected by Municipality
Roads in Metsi-Matsho village in Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality have not been fixed for decades
Famine in Gaza: What Next for South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
UN report confirms hundreds have starved to death despite International Court of Justice ordering Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave
Fed up Gqeberha Residents Close Clinic
A petition signed by 200 people demands the local health service improve
Limpopo Villagers Block Roads Demanding Water
“The problem is not water. It’s the poor leadership who are not willing to serve the people.”
Dozens of Organisations Join Sex Work Decriminalisation Court Case
Cape High Court allows multiple groups to intervene in SWEAT’s challenge to laws criminalising consenting adult sex work
Two Years Later: Joburg’s Inner City Buildings at Risk of Another Usindiso Inferno
The City of Joburg is yet to make its “dark buildings” safe
Sewage in the Rivers as Polokwane Water Treatment Project Stalls
Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers