Articles for Chris Gilili

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R15-million Lehae taxi rank destroyed by vandals

The rank was left abandoned because of conflict between taxi operators

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Brief | 31 May 2023

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R26-million Lehae Library opens seven years after construction started

Concerns over safety remain after armed robbery weeks before opening

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News | 26 May 2023

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Nurses protest against staff shortage at hospital treating cholera patients

About 100 nurses originally contracted to deal with the Covid pandemic have not had their contracts renewed

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Brief | 25 May 2023

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Security guards march in Pretoria to demand permanent jobs

Protesters want City of Tshwane to absorb 4,000 workers

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Brief | 24 May 2023

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Deadly cholera outbreak was just a matter of time

Drinking water has been dirty for at least three years, the Department of Water and Sanitation’s own tests show

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News | 24 May 2023

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Over 500 people share two communal taps in Diepsloot

“It’s unbearable living in Diepsloot. We are living like animals,” says mother of two

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Brief | 15 May 2023

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RDP homeowners “encroaching” on municipal land told to tear down properties

Johannesburg Roads Agency plans to tar Mlilo Street soon. But some houses have been extended onto the road reserve

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News | 10 May 2023

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“Our kids survive on pap and tea,” says protesting COGTA worker

Hundreds march to Luthuli House on Workers’ Day, demanding higher wages

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News | 2 May 2023

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Hundreds of COGTA workers protest in Pretoria over unpaid wages

COGTA blames implementing agent, whose contract ended in March, for delays

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News | 26 April 2023

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Grant recipients unable to renew their cards as expiry date looms

Social grant beneficiaries are worried they won’t be paid in two weeks

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News | 24 April 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: POPCRU urges government to do away with private prisons

Bester saga is an embarrassment, says union president after visit to Mangaung Correctional Centre

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Brief | 19 April 2023

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Centurion protesters block streets over three-week water outage

“My house smells bad because I cannot flush the toilet or wash dishes” says resident

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Brief | 16 March 2023

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People’s lives are “not our responsibility” says NEHAWU leader

Hospitals disrupted as public sector strike intensifies

Vincent Lali, Chris Gilili, Liezl Human, Tariro Washinyira, Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik, Thamsanqa Mbovane, and Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 8 March 2023

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Hundreds of public service workers down tools in defiance of court interdict

“We have nothing to lose now because we are earning peanuts anyway” says striking worker

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News | 6 March 2023

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“The clothes we are wearing is all we have left,” says flood victim

About 60 people in Diepsloot are homeless following flash flooding on Tuesday night

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Brief | 16 February 2023

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Emfuleni municipality is a mess and piles of rubbish are just one sign of this

With only half its garbage truck fleet working, the municipality is unable to cope with refuse collection. But this is just one of many problems residents complain about.

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News | 13 February 2023