School mergers worsen scholar transport problem

We have never merged two schools without consent or consultation with the community, maintains education department

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Brief | 23 July 2018

Living on the banks of a river of sewage

Open sewage flows past 100 RDP homes in Uitenhage

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Brief | 23 July 2018

Trenches filled up with mud mixed with sewage water in Port Elizabeth

“We wanted our streets to be upgraded. The roads are now worse.”

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Brief | 23 July 2018

“We can never vote while breathing human waste every day”

Sewer overflowing since last year say East London residents

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Brief | 23 July 2018

In photos: Bheki Cele versus Hermanus protesters

Tensions escalate in Zwelihle following assault on police officer and subsequent house raids by SAPS

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News | 21 July 2018

Rural school gets toilets thanks to private company

For years primary school children were forced to use an open field

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Brief | 20 July 2018

Cape Town’s apartheid-era hostel dwellers want family homes

“I have to share a room with my children and grandchildren”

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News | 20 July 2018

Paraplegic man faces eviction

Swartland municipality says it is investigating possible alternatives although it is not obliged to do so

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News | 20 July 2018

Zimbabweans in South Africa fear elections won’t be free and fair

Zimbabweans go to the polls on 30 July

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Brief | 20 July 2018

Khayelitsha residents install their own communal taps

City of Cape Town says connections are illegal but it will see if it can assist with services

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Brief | 20 July 2018

Students shut down UNISA’s Pietermaritzburg campus

If management don’t respond all campuses in the province will be shut down on Tuesday, says SRC leader

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Brief | 20 July 2018

DA calls for army to be deployed

Mmusi Maimane leads march from Manenberg to Nyanga

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Brief | 19 July 2018

TAC occupies hospital to protest poor conditions

Khayelitsha District Hospital CEO says improvements have been made

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Brief | 19 July 2018

Court orders end to mud schools

Equal Education scores major victory in Bhisho

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Brief | 19 July 2018

RDP houses unfit for people with disabilities

People with disabilities are prioritised for RDP houses but their homes are often not adjusted for them despite mounds of legislation

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News | 19 July 2018

Hundreds share one working toilet in Khayelitsha neighbourhood

Shortage of inoculations prevents toilets from being serviced

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Brief | 19 July 2018