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- Thousands of municipal workers take to the streets in Buffalo City, despite interdict
Roads around the city barricaded with burning tyres, but SAMWU denies its members were involved Read more » - Commuters scramble as 30-day taxi shutdown begins
Ten routes from Khayelitsha to Somerset West suspended amid escalating violence Read more » - Explosive letter from PRASA “board member” claims tenders are being rigged
Anonymous letter calls for action from Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy Read more » - Joburg landfill closure threatens 140 livelihoods
Pikitup has temporarily stopped accepting domestic waste at Marie Louise dump Read more » - Teachers at Eastern Cape school give up their toilet to grade R learners
Jongikhaya teachers and learners share broken pit toilets Read more » - Here’s what the government plans to do about plastic pollution
Global Plastic Treaty reached a deadlock in August, but South Africa is pushing ahead with regulations Read more » - Anger over delays at Durban housing project
Families say eThekwini municipality is reneging on its promise to house them at the new flats Read more » - Activists march against Shell’s oil exploration
Shell says it has spent over R1-billion and is not responsible for failures in consultations with affected Wild Coast communities Read more » - Chatsworth residents take to the streets over water
Bottlebrush informal settlement has been short of water for four months, they say Read more » - Buffalo City municipal workers go on strike
South African Municipal Workers’ Union wants an end to private contracting of primary municipal services Read more »
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