National Film Foundation Falters as Leadership Instability Continues
The National Film and Video Foundation has had six CEOs in 30 months
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Satanic Panic: 5 ‘Occult’ Crimes That Gripped South Africa’s Imagination
From demon-possessed killers to charismatic cultists, it can sometimes seem as though South Africa is at war with evil itself.
Rubbish Piles up in Kwamashu as Waste Workers Dispute Salary Cuts
Workers salaries have more than halved this year
Kagiso Mobile Library: An Accident Waiting to Happen
The mobile library in Kagiso, located in the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift), is an accident waiting to happen. Situated in Pillan Street, this library is propped up with iron rods and bricks, rendering the structure unstable and dangerous. During an oversight visit by the Municipality’s Committee on Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, […]
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Limpopo Company Ordered to Repay R69 Million for Fraudulent Contract
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Special Tribunal’s ruling ordering the construction company, Easyway, Tarmac, Pave and Projects CC, to repay nearly R69 million to the Mogalakwena Local Municipality (Mokopane/Potgietersrus). This ruling follows a successful application by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which found that the company fraudulently obtained a R167,9 million tender […]
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Lesufi’s Office Fails to Back up His Claim About Immigrants
The Gauteng Premier vowed to destroy informal settlements, claiming that most of their residents are undocumented immigrants
The Widows Who Wait: The Compensation Fund’s Endless Delays
“I was promised payment months ago, but I’m still waiting.”
Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Stun Grenades and Tear Gas at Joburg Water Protest
“We are just asking for water, which is our human right”
Cycling for Change During Cape Town Climate Week
“We really need public transport to make the city more accessible”
Gang Violence Forces Kariega Families to Abandon Their Homes
More than 30 homes torched or vandalised as criminals target community leaders and witnesses in a suspected campaign of intimidation
SAPS HQ Fiasco: MPs Lose Patience With Public Works Minister
Committee members want to see the forensic report on Telkom Towers
“Rent-A-Cop” a Symbol of Safety Inequality
The “Rent-a-Cop” initiative by Stellenbosch Municipality doesn’t just reflect inequality, it reinforces it, formalising a system where safety is no longer a right, but a privilege reserved for those who can afford to pay.
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Oversight Visit to Germiston Just a Political Stunt
In the view of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), the oversight visit to Germiston by the Ekurhuleni Metro Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, is no more than a transparent political stunt ahead of the upcoming local government elections. After years of disregard, the Mayor is suddenly willing to listen to service delivery complaints – a gesture […]
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Indigenous Nursery Gives Jobs and Skills to People Facing Homelessness
The project is one of several social enterprises run by U-turn
Dial-A-Ride Is an Example of Good Service
City of Cape Town should nurture it, not cut it
Vandals Ruin Eastern Cape Village Water Supply
Only one 10,000-litre reservoir to supply hundreds of households
Pagad Marches Against Gang Violence on the Cape Flats
The organisation marched under close police supervision in Mitchells Plain on Sunday
The Zambian Minister, the Mysterious Businesswoman and Illegal Mining
“There is a new mining order that is coming. Embrace it, but what is illegal, do not tolerate it,” says minister
God and Nollywood: How Pentecostal Churches Have Shaped Nigerian Film
Evangelical filmmakers turned prayers into special effects and spiritual battles into dramatic storylines and created a new genre.
Lesotho’s Giant Dam Takes Shape
Polihali Dam will boost water transfers to Gauteng
Compensation for Sick Miners: Only 30% of Claimants Paid Out by Tshiamiso Trust
Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told
Lottery Corruption Case Reaches Court After Years of Delays
No progress from National Prosecuting Authority in at least another 18 cases with a further 21 under investigation by SAPS and the Hawks
High Court Judgment Halting Dial-A-Ride Cuts Welcomed
The GOOD Party warmly welcomes today’s rational and just decision by the Western Cape High Court ordering the City of Cape Town to halt its planned cuts to the Dial-a-Ride service and immediately restore it to pre-announcement levels.
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