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- “You’d swear everyone owns a gun” says Khayelitsha police forum member
About 100 people marched against an increase in gun violence and shootings in Makhaza Read more » - Week without water brings Joburg residents onto the streets
Areas supplied by the Commando system are among the worst affected by the city’s water crisis Read more » - In photos: Joburg’s first Queer Festival celebrates freedoms won over decades
The festival coincided with the host Market Theatre’s 50th anniversary Read more » - Elections 2026: Polokwane is pouring sewage into two rivers
Finances are mostly in order but the sewage treatment plants in Limpopo’s capital are among the worst in the country Read more » - Tshwane water is “unsafe for human consumption”, Parliament hears
Criminal case opened after hundreds of people fall ill with gastrointestinal illnesses due to unchlorinated drinking water in Tshwane Read more » - Protesters block major Cape Town highway – demand water, electricity
Traffic had to be rerouted on Friday morning Read more » - Bronkhorstspruit elderly must fetch water from a hole
With tap water unsafe and tanker deliveries falling short, residents say they have no choice but to collect water from a hole where animals drink Read more » - Immigrant drivers too scared to enter Gauteng townships
“Independent contractors” for delivery services are being targeted by vigilantes Read more » - Raw sewage floods this Durban main road
Residents of Enkanini informal settlement say they have waited more than three months for repairs Read more » - SASSA to spend R290-billion on social grants this year
Grants make up 11% of government spending, the same as 20 years ago Read more »
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