Security Guards Down Tools Over Late Salaries at Ekurhuleni Municipality
More than 70 guards employed by Motane Investment blocked entry to Duduza Customer Care Centre, saying their salaries are repeatedly paid late
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William Sadiki Fought in World War II. But He Couldn’t Afford to Go to Last Week’s R172-Million Military Parade
107-year-old Native Military Corps veteran couldn’t attend Armed Forces Day in Thohoyandou
Fire Victims Stuck as Housing Plans Fall Through
Families in Doornbach settlement in Cape Town are still waiting for emergency housing, six weeks after the fire
“I Fought for Freedom, and Now I Am Going to Die Without Water” Says Mpumalanga Pensioner
Residents of Lekwa Local Municipality say they have endured years of poor supply
Residents Demand Answers About Future of Atlantis Centre
City of Cape Town says property use is still under consideration
More Than R36-Million in Lottery Money Has Been Spent on This Old Age Home in Nine Years. But It Is Still Not Ready
The home in eDumbe, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, is one of several projects under investigation by the SIU
Snakebites: How to Avoid Them and What to Do if You’re Bitten
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 300,000 people are envenomed each year, leading to over 7,000 deaths and almost twice as many amputations.
Answers Needed Regarding Alberton’s Meyersdal Extension 31
As part of its oversight role, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) attended a tribunal last week to determine whether the proposed development of Meyersdal Extension 31 in Alberton complies with all relevant requirements and legislation. Various residents approached the party to raise their objections. They are particularly concerned about the project’s legality, infrastructure readiness […]
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No to Mbombela’s Proposed Electricity Tariff Increase of 11,6%
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejects the Mbombela Local Municipality’s (Mbombela/Nelspruit, Barberton, Hazyview, Kaapsehoop, Skukuza, White River) proposed 11,6% electricity tariff increase for the 2026/2027 financial year. This increase is unjustifiable and needlessly puts further financial strain on residents and businesses already struggling to make ends meet due to the high cost of living. […]
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Not Your Usual Ballroom Dance
“To celebrate queerness in its entirety … is something very special.”
Unfinished Lottery-Funded Old Age Home in Mpumalanga Is Being Looted
But National Lotteries Commission says it can’t pay for security
KZN Sweatshops Sued for Labour Law Violations
Bargaining council alleges that pay is below minimum wage and workers endure appalling conditions
KZN Flood Victims Stuck in Emergency Housing, Three Years Later
Hundreds of families are living in apartment buildings leased by the City of eThekwini
New Exhibit Looks at Apartheid’s Effect on Current-Day Joburg
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAzania at Museum Africa runs until 27 February
How Rural Communities Can Help Fix Their Water Supply
Communities do not have to be passive victims of municipal failures
The Man Who Helped Expose Lottery Corruption Has Died
Ado Krige supplied key documents that blew corruption at the NLC wide open
Cape Town Leads Metro Housing Race
Here’s how the major cities are doing on housing delivery
Flood Victims Cry Foul After Food Parcels Given to Other People
The Limpopo premier’s office is urging people left without food aid to notify their ward councillors
Lesotho Welcomes AGOA Extension
But the trade agreement with the US is only extended to December
Nigel Pensioners Unable to Pay Municipal Arrears
Alra Park pensioners want indigent relief and debt cancellation
Lesotho’s Failed Multi-Million Rand High-Altitude Sports Centre
The decaying Rapokolana facility was built in 2005 but has never been fully operational. It is a missed opportunity for athletes from South Africa and Lesotho.
Families Return Home After Fleeing Zama Zama Violence
Hundreds of people spent two weeks in a community hall in Randfontein after armed gangs terrorised the informal settlement of Sporong
Polokwane Residents to Live With Sewage Stench for Another Two Years at Least
Upgrades to the wastewater treatment works delayed until 2028/29 after contractor terminated for poor performance
Why Is UCT’s Jagger Library Still Boarded Up?
Future of the building, gutted by fire almost five years ago, is still being discussed