KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches
At least 275 centres have faced issues with late subsidy payments
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Hundreds of women and children chased from their homes in deadly xenophobic attacks
“Revenge attacks” in Addo kill four and injure ten
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No evidence that judge sent penis picture, tribunal hears
But the message could have been deleted.
Viral
New gecko species discovered in the Northern Cape
The Gravel Pygmy Gecko lives near Klein Pella in the Khâi-Ma Local Municipality
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Six distinctions but no ID: Top matriculant’s hope of becoming a doctor crushed
“My mother was a citizen, yet I cannot get an ID” says Emmanuel Ndlovu
Cape Town Buzz
Court halts further work on luxury Stellenbosch mountain estate
Botsmaskop development stopped, pending a full court review
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Inside the government’s confused response to the US funding crisis
The government could have used emergency allocations to finance defunded services but has failed to do so.
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SASSA’s plans to shorten queues and improve grant payment system
About 1.4-million people still need to replace their SASSA cards before the deadline.
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SASSA to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected
But the electronic system which allows beneficiaries to prove their identities has also been suspended.
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NSFAS budget cuts could leave more than 87 000 students without funding in 2024
More than 87 000 NSFAS-funded university students are at risk of not being funded next year following projected budget cuts from Treasury.
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Community radio stations challenge ICASA over rejected licence applications
“Community radio initiatives are crucial to educating and informing communities” says Bush Radio director
Cape Town Buzz
Activists protest at City of Cape Town auction
Hazel Matipa’s New Church Street house was one of several properties on the same ERF which fetched a total for R13.5-million
Cape Town Buzz
Sex workers gather in Cape Town to push for decriminalisation
COSATU calls for sex workers to unionise.
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Court issues scathing order against PRASA over passenger safety
The passenger rail agency has until end of November to report back on the status of a new tender process for security contracts.
Crime
Cable thieves target Mangaung townships during loadshedding
Power utility has spent more than R50-million to repair and replace stolen and vandalised infrastructure.
Crime
Community policing forums should be holding police accountable
CPFs are not just there to help cops do their jobs
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Fire victims sleep outside to protect their plots
‘We sleep with our kids on our plots because we don’t want other residents to build their own shacks on them.’
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Activists demand end to TotalEnergies offshore drilling
The French multinational company wants to drill for oil and gas along the South African coastline near Cape Town, the West Coast and the Garden Route
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Over 100 grannies march in Durban to demand better healthcare and housing
This follows a three-day conference that brought together grandmothers from across the country
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Welkom municipal workers react angrily after learning they won’t be paid
A letter signed by the municipal manager states workers may have to wait until the end of October to get their salaries.
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One train a day for Eastern Cape commuters
Since Monday you can now leave Kariega for Gqeberha by train at 06:15 and take the return trip at 17:15.
Cape Town Buzz
This is where people are occupying Metrorail’s Central Line in Cape Town
There are about 4,000 households occupying the line between Nyanga and Philippi, according to the Housing Development Agency
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‘Activist’ ordered to remove defamatory social media posts
‘Believing that one pursues a worthy cause in the public interest does not justify publishing false statements about another party.’
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The Lottery: A South African good news story
Will there also be a good news story about Metrorail?
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Gift of the Givers is on the ground in Gaza
Imtiaz Sooliman calls for negotiations and compromise. ‘The only way to solve the problem is to do what is just.’
Cape Town Buzz
GROUNDUP: This is how I try to survive crime in Philippi
Living in Samora Machel, Cape Town, you hear gunshots any time of the day.
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Court error causes years of delay in prisoner’s appeal
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services received 2,244 complaints from prisoners appealing their sentences. KZN accounted for nearly half of these.
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African states urged to lobby International Criminal Court on Gaza
Southern African Litigation Centre says reports of war crimes must be probed
Cape Town Buzz
Court showdown over Cape Flats evictions
‘We are not here because we want to be here. We are here because we need homes.’