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Activists create human chain for Palestine along Sea Point promenade

Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls for release of political prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti

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Brief | 29 November 2025

Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water

Hundreds of households in Ethembeni informal settlement in Khayelitsha say water drips from the taps at night

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Brief | 29 November 2025

Head of Special Tribunal quits after one year

Judge Margaret Victor’s resignation is effective end of November, yet a replacement has not been named

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Brief | 28 November 2025

Maseru dump site to be closed after community goes to court

Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years

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Brief | 28 November 2025

Naidoo family breaks down in court as police brutality case postponed yet again

National Director of Public Prosecutions comes under fire for causing delay

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Brief | 28 November 2025

Stadium in Ekurhuleni unused for seven years

Alra Park’s swimming pool is not operational either

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Brief | 26 November 2025

Durban residents demand tap water and an end to water tankers

People in Ngoqokazi and Amatikwe, near Inanda, have been without running water since 2017

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Brief | 24 November 2025

R22-million Limpopo sports complex stands unused

Makhuvha Sports Complex outside Thohoyandou has been left to ruin

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Brief | 24 November 2025

Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed

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Brief | 20 November 2025

Writing exams in leaking classrooms with no electricity

The education department says it will appoint a contractor to renovate H S Phillips Secondary in Limpopo in April 2027

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Brief | 20 November 2025

At this Limpopo clinic, nurses have to fetch water in buckets

Midoroni clinic has not had running water for over two years

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Brief | 13 November 2025

Workers shut down Cape Town construction project over unpaid wages

Security guards have been protesting outside a project to build pavements in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha since Monday

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Brief | 12 November 2025

Parliament to consider impeaching Judge Nana Makhubele

Makhubele was found guilty of gross misconduct by the Judicial Service Commission

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Brief | 11 November 2025

Open air cinema brings joy to Manenberg’s children

Manenberg has become synonymous with gang violence and crime but residents want to change this, one movie night at a time

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Brief | 11 November 2025

Storm-damaged schools still not repaired after four years

KwaZulu-Natal government says a contractor started work last week, but we saw no evidence of this when we visited the schools on Monday

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Brief | 11 November 2025

Families living in temporary housing for 13 years accuse eThekwini of neglecting them

They were moved to make way for a housing project that is yet to be built

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Brief | 10 November 2025