Durban Residents Demand Tap Water and an End to Water Tankers
People in Ngoqokazi and Amatikwe, near Inanda, have been without running water since 2017
Letters
R22-Million Limpopo Sports Complex Stands Unused
Makhuvha Sports Complex outside Thohoyandou has been left to ruin
Writing Exams in Leaking Classrooms With No Electricity
The education department says it will appoint a contractor to renovate H S Phillips Secondary in Limpopo in April 2027
Child Literacy: We Can Change How the Story Ends
The Funda Uphumelele National Survey shows us what must be done
Councillor With Disability Stranded Due to Broken Lift
The ongoing exclusion of a Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillor with a disability from the council meetings of the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein, Westonaria) because the municipal building’s lift is out of order is outrageous. Earlier today, Councillor Charles Brough was unable, for the seventh time this year, to attend a council or […]
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At This Limpopo Clinic, Nurses Have to Fetch Water in Buckets
Midoroni clinic has not had running water for over two years
When Councillors Campaign on Issues They Opposed in Council…
The GOOD Party is calling out the shameless hypocrisy of two former DA councillors, now campaigning under the Patriotic Alliance banner, who are suddenly pretending to care about the very issues they rejected, mocked, or stayed silent on when they had the chance to do something real in Council.
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Police Block Protest by Textile Workers in Lesotho
Unions accuse police of acting unlawfully by denying permission for a protest march against job losses
Arts Festivals Call For Clarity on Funding
Long-standing arts festivals that provide thousands of jobs have received no funds this year from the arts and culture department
Call to Scrap Passports Between Lesotho and SA
Lesotho’s opposition Basotho Action Party has launched a campaign to ease cross-border travel using national identity cards
Judge Scolds EFF for Repeatedly Wasting Courts’ Time
“The laxity with which the EFF acted is unexplained … the extreme urgency was entirely self-created and unwarranted, it inconvenienced the court, the participating party and other litigants”
For You? Not if You’re Disabled
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on Dial-a-Ride.
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Travel as Activism: 6 Stories of Black Women Who Refused to ‘Stay Put’ in Apartheid South Africa
The stories of six South African women who travelled to fight for workers and for women’s rights, and risked it all.
Municipal Buildings Torched as Electricity Protest Descends Into Chaos
Residents of Mondlo township want an end to load reduction implemented by Abaqulusi Municipality
Freedom Front Plus Plants Tree in …
In a symbolic act of protest against the severe decay of roads in the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, branches of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in Secunda planted a tree in a pothole in PDP Kruger Street this past weekend. This specific pothole has been a thorn in motorists’ flesh for months, despite being […]
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SAPS HQ Fiasco: MPs Lose Patience With Public Works Minister
Committee members want to see the forensic report on Telkom Towers
Lottery Board Chair Barney Pityana Resigns
After helping to stabilise the corruption-hit organisation, he leaves with two years of his five-year term remaining
Disabled Residents Left Stranded by City’s Broken Promises
The GOOD Party rejects the spin and half-truths in the latest statement by Urban Mobility Mayco Member Roberto Quintas regarding the Dial-a-Ride (DaR) service. Once again, the City seeks to shift blame to national government rather than addressing its own inefficiencies.
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Cape Town Wants National Government to Save Its Disability Transport Service
But the Department of Social Development denies receiving such a request
How SA’s Lesotho Water Project Costs Ballooned by R45-Billion
The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project has seen costs escalate from R8-billion in 2008 to R53-billion today, with delays pushing completion from 2019 to 2028
Gqeberha Truck Drivers on Strike for Higher Wages
Most drivers employed by the Kalahari AutoForce in Markman say they get paid about R16,400 but they want R20,060 per month
Outcry Over Cuts to Cape Town’s Dial-A-Ride Service
From 8 September the service will only be available for wheelchair users and people with severe walking impairments
Limpopo Megaproject Sued Over “Stolen” Rocks
Subcontractor removed R12-million worth of white rock from private land
SIU Investigation Into Lottery Corruption Hamstrung by Red Tape
Application made 15 months ago for permission to investigate dodgy procurement deals