Gqeberha Pride Festival: Sports Uniting Communities
Hosting netball games gets more people involved in Pride
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Spaza Shop Landlords Shocked by R2,200 Permit Fee
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is scrambling to legalise residential based enterprises
Lottery Blocks Payment to Lavishly Funded Music Event
Dossier handed to Special Investigating Unit
Flood Victims Not Welcome, Say Residents
City of Tshwane promises they will be relocated
800 Families Share Two “Illegal” Taps
Mfuleni residents have also had to resort to digging holes to bury human waste
City Extends Public Comment Period on Sale of Old Woodstock Hospital
This follows a meeting on Wednesday by Woodstock ratepayers to discuss the City’s intention to sell the site
Promise Mabilo’s Child Has Asthma. She Is Fighting for Cleaner Air in Mpumalanga
“Living in Emalahleni is like living in a closed bottle. It’s difficult to breathe.”
Homeless Conference Hears Harrowing Stories of Street Life
The 8th National Homeless Conversation was held in Durban this week
Early Childhood Development Groups Picket for Increased Funding
They want the per-child daily subsidy increased from R17 to R23
NERSA Officials Forced to Call off Electricity Tariff Hearing
Hundreds of Durban residents showed up at the venue on Thursday but the room could only host about 100 people.
Khayelitsha Residents up in Arms Over Poor Sanitation and “Crumbling” Homes
SANCO also wants the City of Cape Town and not national government to be responsible for helping fire victims
Scenes From a Zama Zama Rescue
“They wanted us to go and rescue these guys, but it’s impossible.”
Ministry Confirms No Restriction on Amount of Sewage Cape Town May Pump Out to Sea
Clarity given after City’s claim that it is still limited by historic licence conditions
Once-Abandoned Vleifontein Library Nearing Completion at Last
Construction on the R16-million facility began in September 2022
Public Works Workers Have Slept Outside City Hall for a Month, Hoping to Get Jobs Back
Their contracts were terminated in July and the eThekwini municipality says it is only considering applicants 35 or younger
Unemployed Tembisa Men Step in to Clean Filthy Chemical Toilets
Payment dispute between City of Ekhurhuleni and cleaning contractors has left several communities with dirty, smelly toilets
Crucial Court Battle Over Future of “New” Trade Unions
The Labour Appeal Court will hear an appeal by the Registrar of Labour Relations. The court will decide whether the Simunye Workers Forum can be registered as a trade union.
Five Years of Water Shortages in KZN Township
Residents take legal action
Johannesburg Water: Tales of Woe
At least maintenance on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is on track
Activists Welcome Treasury’s Proposed Minimum Alcohol Price
National Treasury has proposed tax increases to reduce harmful drinking
Stilfontein’s Dangerous and Desperate Illegal Mining Industry
Zama zamas search for gold in a vast and unmapped underground network of tunnels
Water Crisis Continues for 17,000 People in Lenasia South
Residents say water tanks and trucks are insufficient after the municipality cut their illegal connections