Brief

Young brothers die in devastating blaze

The fire gutted 11 shacks in Gugulethu

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Brief | 7 February 2022

Committee to decide on Pfizer vaccine for adolescents

This follows an appeal by vaccine sceptics against SAHPRA’s decision to approve this Covid vaccine for teenagers

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Brief | 4 February 2022

Seven arrested during raid at Cissie Gool House appear in court

Five of those arrested were released on bail

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Brief | 3 February 2022

Dumpsites finally cleared after reporter asks questions

Rubbish was piling up in Blackburn Village informal settlement north of Durban

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Brief | 2 February 2022

Masiphumelele families battle to rebuild homes after blaze

City of Cape Town says it can’t provide fire kits due to National Government budget cuts

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Brief | 1 February 2022

Flooded Limpopo families waiting since December for help

Some families are living in tents after their RDP houses were ruined by heavy rain

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Brief | 1 February 2022

Khayelitsha volunteers clean up their own area

The group, who work for free, want City of Cape Town to provide material like rubbish bags and brooms

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Brief | 1 February 2022

Makana municipality defaults on Eskom debt

Struggling City fails to repay R7.5 million instalment

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Brief | 31 January 2022

Man claims police assaulted him during stop-and-search incident

Police say docket handed to IPID

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Brief | 28 January 2022

Nurses robbed during security guard strike

Cellphones and car keys stolen as guards continue to strike for back pay

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Brief | 27 January 2022

Shack dwellers build ward councillor an office

“We want to be served closer to where we live” says resident

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Brief | 27 January 2022

Patients turned away from clinics as security guards strike over late pay

Eastern Cape health department has only paid Silver Solutions Security up to October

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Brief | 26 January 2022

Water crisis disrupts schools in Nelson Mandela Bay

Taps have been dry for ten days in KwaNobuhle

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Brief | 26 January 2022

IPID probes case of child killed in hit-and-run

Witnesses say 15-year-old Blessing Chibaya was hit by a police car

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Brief | 25 January 2022

Disabled man cleans his street from his wheelchair

Gqeberha 65-year-old hopes to inspire others to keep the streets clean

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Brief | 20 January 2022

Rural Limpopo parents battle to keep their school open

They are worried their children will have to walk too far if the school is closed but the provincial education department says it has applied for scholar transport

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Brief | 17 January 2022