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PRASA board fails to pitch up for parliamentary meeting

Committee summons board to come on 13 February

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News | 6 February 2018

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Raw sewage swamps houses in Kraaifontein

City said it would fix the problem last week

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News | 6 February 2018

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Living in the hell of Whoonga Park

Murder, rape, crime, homelessness, abuse by police ā€¦ daily life for whoonga users

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News | 6 February 2018

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Public Protector investigating ā€œirregularā€ recruitments at Prasa

UniteBehind calls for urgent release of the findings

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News | 6 February 2018

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Itā€™s business as usual for some in drought-stricken Kouga

Residents say they are used to the taps running dry, but how long will Day Zero last?

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News | 5 February 2018

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Pietermaritzburg community waiting since 2013 for guard rails on deadly road

Ward councillor says he has ā€œsent a letterā€ and can do nothing more

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News | 5 February 2018

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Bathabile Dlamini ā€˜deliberatelyā€™ excluded special advisor from grants process

Minister gave clear instruction that the SASSA executive should not interfere

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News | 2 February 2018

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Michael Komape died because he was a rural African child, says lawyer

Court asked to compel state to fix ā€œdireā€ state of school sanitation

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News | 2 February 2018

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Day 12: Lawyers for Michael Komapeā€™s family demand compensation for grief

State admits liability; court to decide how much money to award the family

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News | 1 February 2018

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SASSA negotiating low bank fees for grant beneficiaries

Deductions from new accounts might not be allowed

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News | 1 February 2018

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Municipality finally gives councillor office 18 months after being elected

Residents suspect he was treated badly because ANC candidate was not elected

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News | 1 February 2018

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Grandmother murdered: community furious at police response

Mpophomeni residents claim police failed to investigate earlier break-in and threat by suspect

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News | 31 January 2018

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City of Cape Town destroys new shacks on Khayelitsha land

Residents say they cleaned up an illegal dump to build their shacks

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News | 31 January 2018

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Drought: Eastern Cape towns facing Day Zero

Dam levels in the Gamtoos Valley critically low

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News | 31 January 2018

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Gay men beaten in church

ā€œHe took a huge stick and started beating meā€

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News | 31 January 2018

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Unions fed-up with new minimum wage for farm workers

Daily minimum up R7 from R138 to R146

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News | 30 January 2018