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- Raw sewage is flowing in nearly every metro
Sewage treatment scores have dropped in seven out of eight metro municipalities Read more » - Textbook saga may delay plans to improve child literacy
New catalogue for grades 1-3 is expected to be based on latest research Read more » - Procurement Act struck down by Concourt
Parliament failed to allow proper public participation on a new law that the City of Cape Town said creates red tape Read more » - Beware of populist leaders, warns judge
Justice Azhar Cachalia makes a clarion call for the rule of law underpinned by universal human rights and an independent judiciary Read more » - Why COSATU’s congress collapsed
For the first time in its 40 year history, SA’s biggest union gathering did not reach quorum Read more » - Picketers outside City Hall demand safety for women and children
Women and civil society groups call for government to act against femicide Read more » - Stop sardine fishing, warn conservationists
Mass die-offs of sardines have prompted the government to limit sardine catch until 2 October, but conservationists say this is not enough Read more » - Makhanda’s decade-long struggle for reliable water
Upgrades to the water treatment plant to solve the crisis that started in 2015 are yet to be completed Read more » - Elections 2026: N1 town’s decade of decay
Beaufort West municipality says it does not have enough money to fix its ageing infrastructure. But the problem is self-inflicted Read more » - Dunoon residents’ housing hopes dashed
City plans mixed-income development not state housing for 72-hectare site Read more »
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