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- 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. Read more » - Call to scrap “apartheid-era” passport control with Lesotho
A human rights organisation has petitioned South Africa’s Parliament to scrap passports at Lesotho borders Read more » - Leticia Nquma has been warned she’ll be evicted soon. But she’s still painting her shack pink
Dozens of families in Sinqawunqawu, Cape Town, live under the threat of eviction from land owned by Shoprite Read more » - Government is killing the film industry, say protesters
Hundreds of industry professionals marched in Cape Town calling for a meeting with trade and industry minister Read more » - State is blocking access to SASSA grants, argue activists
The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and the #PayTheGrants campaign want the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss government’s appeal Read more » - Keep your teacher, we don’t want her, parents tell education department
Parents demand removal of Eastern Cape school principal Read more » - Family demands answers after teen drowns in mining pit
It is unclear who owns the land where the accident occurred. Police have called for assistance. Read more » - Philippi remembers massacre victims
Nine people were killed in a shooting at a tavern last Saturday Read more » - Upgrades to Polokwane taxi rank delayed for months
Polokwane municipality says R36-million project will be completed by March 2026 Read more » - 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 Read more »
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