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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.

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News | 21 November 2024

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

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News | 21 November 2024

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

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News | 20 November 2024

Only targeting immigrant spaza shops is unconstitutional, warns human rights activist

The focus should instead be on holding government accountable for ensuring food safety at all stores

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News | 20 November 2024

Activists welcome Treasury’s proposed minimum alcohol price

National Treasury has proposed tax increases to reduce harmful drinking

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News | 19 November 2024

Court intervenes in Gauteng government’s funding blunders

Dozens of organisations have not been paid by the provincial social development department

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News | 18 November 2024

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Environment minister has lifted quantity restrictions on the city’s three marine outfalls

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News | 18 November 2024

Eastern Cape mayor and speaker under investigation for fraud

They are accused of misusing the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality’s fuel card

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News | 18 November 2024

EThekwini faces backlash over last-minute invites to homeless workshop

The invite was a “sop to inclusivity and disrespectful” to stakeholders and homeless people, says Raymond Perrier of the Denis Hurley Centre

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News | 16 November 2024

MSF slams Novo Nordisk for South Africa’s insulin pen shortage

But the multinational pharmaceutical company says it offered government solutions

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News | 15 November 2024

SASSA CEO must resign over social grant failures, say Western Cape MPLs

But ANC members blame the Post Office

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News | 15 November 2024

Health department to take medical approach to heroin crisis

In response to high rates of heroin use, the government will pilot an opioid agonist therapy program

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News | 15 November 2024

Durban police brutality case heads to trial after years of delays

The trial of 14 SAPS officers for the death-in-custody of Regan Naidoo in 2018 has been set down for June 2025

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News | 14 November 2024

Eviction looms for victims of traditional leader’s land scam

“Christmas is coming. I don’t want to be homeless”

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News | 14 November 2024

KwaZulu-Natal education department fails to pay crèches

The department confirmed there is a grant backlog but declined to give details

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News | 13 November 2024

SRD R370 grant beneficiaries approved in October still waiting for payment

SASSA says delays are due to additional fraud checks

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News | 12 November 2024