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By: Kimberly Mutandiro on Friday, October 31, 2025
By: Kimberly Mutandiro on Friday, October 31, 2025
Child drowned at construction site abandoned by City of Ekurhuleni
Department of Environmental Affairs says it may refer the matter for criminal prosecution
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October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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By: By GroundUp and The Outlier on Friday, October 31, 2025
By: By GroundUp and The Outlier on Friday, October 31, 2025
More than 10-million consumers cannot repay their debt
But there is a silver lining
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October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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By: Sechaba Mokhethi on Friday, October 31, 2025
By: Sechaba Mokhethi on Friday, October 31, 2025
Lesotho’s asset recovery unit shut down after implicating top officials
The task team had begun exposing questionable state land allocations and widespread corruption
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October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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By: Thembi Siaga on Friday, October 31, 2025
By: Thembi Siaga on Friday, October 31, 2025
Limpopo transport workers camp outside Premier’s office to demand unpaid pensions
Hundreds of former and current Great North Transport employees have been holding sit-ins and night vigils since 15 October
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October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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By: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik on Friday, October 31, 2025
By: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik on Friday, October 31, 2025
Outrage over police inaction after woman goes missing
Residents tracked down a suspect themselves
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October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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About 29-million consumers (individuals and companies) in South Africa are in debt.
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More than 10-million consumers cannot repay their debt
But there is a silver lining
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October 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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By: Peter Luhanga on Thursday, October 30, 2025
By: Peter Luhanga on Thursday, October 30, 2025
Dunoon artist brightens children’s lives
Sibusiso Dube has livened up the local library, mentored teens and earned acclaim for his graphite portraits
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October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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By: Thembi Siaga and Kaizer Nengovhela on Thursday, October 30, 2025
By: Thembi Siaga and Kaizer Nengovhela on Thursday, October 30, 2025
No soccer at new R37-million Limpopo stadium
The pitch is unusable because the grass has not grown adequately due to water shortages
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October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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By: Thembi Siaga on Thursday, October 30, 2025
By: Thembi Siaga on Thursday, October 30, 2025
No water for two years as R200-million project remains incomplete
At Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani in Limpopo, staff and patients have to bring water and use pit toilets
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October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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By: Zora Hollie on Thursday, October 30, 2025
By: Zora Hollie on Thursday, October 30, 2025
Magistrates protest outside Parliament
Magistrates are demanding salary increases and better working conditions
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October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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By: Vincent Lali on Thursday, October 30, 2025
By: Vincent Lali on Thursday, October 30, 2025
Sink holes open up again beneath shacks in Khayelitsha
The cause is a collapsing sewer line, but the City of Cape Town cannot access it unless it relocates the residents
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October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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By: Bongane Motaung and Tsoanelo Sefoloko on Thursday, October 30, 2025
By: Bongane Motaung and Tsoanelo Sefoloko on Thursday, October 30, 2025
KwaZulu-Natal Premier promises funds for special schools
Schools have been closed for weeks in protest against failure to meet their needs
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October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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By: Liezl Human on Thursday, October 30, 2025
By: Liezl Human on Thursday, October 30, 2025
Investigation finds Limpopo school toilets have not been fixed
Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets
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October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Filthy, Broken Toilets and Teachers Urinating Behind Bushes - a Groundup Investigation Finds Limpopo's Schools Have Not Yet Been Fixed allafrica.com/stories/2025...
South Africa: Filthy, Broken Toilets and Teachers Urinating Behind Bushes - a Groundup Investigation Finds Limpopo's Schools Have Not Yet Been Fixed
Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets
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October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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By: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
By: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Eastern Cape villagers take charge of their own water supply
Frustrated by the unreliable municipal water supply, six communities near Cofimvaba have raised over R110,000 for their own supply infrastructure
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October 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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By: Sipokazi Fokazi on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
By: Sipokazi Fokazi on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Public Protector to probe promotion of CCMA official who tampered with case management system
An investigation had previously found Nonzame Jaxa guilty of altering records to boost the office’s statistics
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October 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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By: Warren Mabona on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
By: Warren Mabona on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Tshwane Municipality fails to improve living conditions at Mamelodi Hostel
Three years ago the City promised to restore electricity and erect a fence. Nothing has been done and the place is deteriorating
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October 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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By: Sean Christie and Tladi Moloi on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
By: Sean Christie and Tladi Moloi on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
In photos: The spectacular but contested Drakensberg source of Johannesburg’s water
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October 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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By: Benita Enoch on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
By: Benita Enoch on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
NPA to proceed in rape cover-up case against Brighton Beach police officers
But the case has been adjourned to April 2026
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October 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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By: Sandiso Phaliso on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
By: Sandiso Phaliso on Wednesday, October 29, 2025
City of Cape Town contractors mess up
Rubbish piles up as City dumps cleaning companies which don’t meet obligations
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October 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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[GroundUp] Frustrats per el subministrament d'aigua municipal no fiable, sis comunitats properes a Cofimvaba han reunit més de 110.000 rands per a la seva pròpia infraestructura de subministrament.
October 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Living conditions for residents of Mamelodi Hostel appear to have deteriorated since GroundUp last reported on it in October 2022.
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Tshwane Municipality fails to improve living conditions at Mamelodi Hostel
Three years ago the City promised to restore electricity and erect a fence. Nothing has been done and the place is deteriorating
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October 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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By: Sechaba Mokhethi on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
By: Sechaba Mokhethi on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Police block protest by textile workers in Lesotho
Unions accuse police of acting unlawfully by denying permission for a protest march against job losses
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October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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By: Text by Zanele Mji. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee. on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
By: Text by Zanele Mji. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee. on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
How Johannesburg residents are protecting their power lines
“Secure infrastructure should be covered by our rates. We’d much rather spend the extra money on beautifying our local park.”
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October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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By: David Harrison on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
By: David Harrison on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
In photos: Optimists on the water
The Little Optimist Trust Sailing Therapy program gives over 1,600 children in Cape Town their chance to be on the water
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October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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