Workers collecting rubbish and their security escort were ambushed and shot in Marcus Garvey in Philippi East, Cape Town, on ...

Promise Mabilo has been at the forefront in the fight against poor air quality and pollution in the Emalahleni region of ...

More than 100 early childhood development centre (ECD) practitioners picketed outside the Department of Basic Education ...

The suspension of quantity limits for sewage pumped out to sea by the City of Cape Town, as stated by the Minister of ...

Homeless people spoke of how they had ended up on the streets – some were orphaned, fled domestic violence, grappled with ...

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Public comment on the sale of the old Woodstock Hospital site has been extended to the end of January 2025. The initial ...

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When zama zamas go hungry deep underground in the abandoned mines where they illegally mine for gold, they sometimes resort to eating a mixture of toothpaste and toilet paper. “You mix a soft porridge ...

An unlimited volume of untreated sewage is now allowed to be pumped out to sea by the City of Cape Town, following a decision by environment minister Dion George. This was revealed in George’s ...