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- Water workers on strike in Free State
Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality plans to close down water company Read more » - Police block protest by textile workers in Lesotho
Unions accuse police of acting unlawfully by denying permission for a protest march against job losses Read more » - In photos: Optimists on the water
The Little Optimist Trust Sailing Therapy program gives over 1,600 children in Cape Town their chance to be on the water Read more » - Durban community hall left to ruin by municipality
Jabulani Hall has broken windows and collapsing ceilings and its dilapidated offices are occupied by people who say they were displaced by floods in 2022 Read more » - How Johannesburg residents are protecting their power lines
“Secure infrastructure should be covered by our rates. We’d much rather spend the extra money on beautifying our local park.” Read more » - Eldorado Park occupiers picket police station after shack demolitions
They accuse the police of brutality during an eviction operation last week Read more » - Seven-year-old drowns in dam in Cape Town informal settlement
Residents of Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East say dams in the area are unsafe Read more » - Francesca Albanese calls for all of us to do more to end the oppression of Palestinians
“Bringing the case to the ICJ … It’s been enormous. South Africa went ahead alone and risked huge repercussions from the United States and others” Read more » - District Six claimants wonder if they will be alive by the time government redevelops the historic site
“Hopefully, the next generation will perhaps benefit,” says 77-year-old claimant Read more » - How two very different South Africans are solving their water problems
“I have learned in my life to take responsibility for the needs of my family. If you wait for help, you can wait too long.” Read more »
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