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Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has met with all public transport operators in Soweto as part of efforts to find lasting solutions to issues affecting the sector. Stakeholders included local taxi associations, e-hailing service operators and law-enforcement officials. This comes in the wake of resurging violence which left one person dead and […]

The Mnquma Local Municipality has raised concerns over residents allegedly taking advantage of government resources after 13 families were evicted from a community hall in Butterworth. The families, who had been living in the hall for a month, were initially displaced when a fire destroyed the Mola hostel they had been occupying illegally in July.

Thirteen years after the deadly Marikana massacre, residents say they have been abandoned by the government, with little to no development in their community despite past promises. On August 16, 2012, 34 striking mine workers were shot and killed by police during a wage protest at Lonmin Platinum Mine. In the aftermath, the government pledged

Two additional suspects arrested in connection with the torching of the Home Affairs office in Germiston are expected to appear in court today. This brings the total number of arrests to four following violent clashes between police and residents of Pharoe Park on Tuesday. The unrest erupted during the eviction of hundreds of people from

The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project has ballooned from R8-billion in 2008 to R53-billion, raising questions about governance and oversight. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has criticised governance weaknesses and oversight gaps. The Democratic Alliance has filed a public access to information request after the Department of Water and Sanitation

One e-hailing driver was shot and burnt, and two people were shot and seriously wounded outside Maponya Mall in Soweto on Wednesday night. This resulted in a protest by hundreds of people on Thursday, demanding that authorities intervene in the conflict between minibus taxi operators and e-hailing drivers. Protesters we spoke to said expressed outrage

About a hundred journalists and activists held a vigil in Johannesburg on Thursday evening in memory of Palestinian journalists who were murdered by Israel. The vigil, organised by Journalists Against Apartheid, was held outside Al Jazeera’s offices. This follows Sunday’s assassination of six journalists, including prominent Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, in a targeted attack

Despite difficult conditions, including flooded shacks and poor sanitation, people living in a refugee camp in Paint City, Bellville, are sticking to their demands. The refugees have rejected repatriation or returning to South African communities and say they will only accept being resettled in a third country. Last month, the City of Cape Town, with

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has officially announced Cilliers Brink as its mayoral candidate for the Tshwane Municipality, promising to restore effective governance amid growing dissatisfaction with the current administration. The decision comes as pressure mounts on incumbent Mayor Nasiphi Moya following a Gauteng High Court ruling that found the municipality in breach of an order

The first National Convention, marking the beginning of South Africa’s National Dialogue, kicked off today at the University of South Africa (UNISA) main campus amid chaos as a delegate collapsed, sparking a scuffle on stage, while protesters gathered outside, voicing dissatisfaction with the process. Disruptions Inside the Venue The convention, intended to address pressing national