Brief

Deny bail to dangerous criminals, say Despatch protesters

Residents protest outside court after tavern killing

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Brief | 27 September 2018

Toilet topples over, trapping woman inside

A concrete public toilet in a Cape Town informal settlement fell over while a resident was using it

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Brief | 27 September 2018

Chaos at Bellville taxi rank

MEC said rank will be open when it is safe

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Brief | 26 September 2018

Dodgy Western Cape security contract: still no answers from Donald Grant

Documents supplied in response to PAIA request raise more questions

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Brief | 26 September 2018

Scrap metal yards: “the people’s bank”

As unemployment grows, scrap metal dealers have increased

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Brief | 25 September 2018

Pay R4 if you want to use the toilet at Home Affairs

Security guards at Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape demand money from people who need the toilet

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Brief | 24 September 2018

“My house smells like a toilet”

City of Cape Town’s janitorial programme has left Siyahlala and other informal settlements unserviced for over a year

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Brief | 24 September 2018

Residents of Marikana informal settlement left in the dark

A year after High Court ordered City of Cape Town to buy the land but the matter is still in court

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Brief | 21 September 2018

Zimbabwean teachers in SA unpaid for months

Western Cape Education Department says Home Affairs is to blame

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Brief | 21 September 2018

Sea Point security company in court over provident fund contributions

Proexec owners say they are cash-strapped and unable to pay

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Brief | 20 September 2018

14 arrests in Eastern Cape taxi protest

“A bullet missed me. I felt it passing my face”

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Brief | 20 September 2018

Community stops sewage project for its schools

Pietermaritzburg residents say they want houses to get priority

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Brief | 19 September 2018

Staff at student accommodation in Braamfontein on strike

South Point says it cannot meet workers’ demands and remain viable

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Brief | 17 September 2018

Women don’t want men using their toilets at taxi rank

Men’s toilet at Uitenhage taxi rank and bus terminus closed for months

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Brief | 17 September 2018

Residents of informal settlement in Philippi demand electrification

City of Cape Town says permission must be obtained from PRASA, which owns the land the settlement is on

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Brief | 17 September 2018

Community healthcare workers demand full-time employment

“We do all the dirty jobs in clinics yet we are not being recognised”

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Brief | 13 September 2018