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Residents of Kliptown and Eldorado Park pull up their sleeves to clear the badly polluted river in Extension 9. Photos: Chris Gilili “This used to be a park where people came to relax and enjoy music. But now the river has become a rubbish dump,” says Kliptown resident Caleb Woodworth. He joined a group of residents who cleaned the river in Extension 9 in Eldorado Park, … [Read more...] about Communities join scientist to clean up filthy Joburg river

Tshikota residents in Limpopo queue for water most days as their taps are usually dry. There are three boreholes for over 7,000 people. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare The R515-million Makhado bulk water project was launched in 2014 and was supposed to be completed by 2017. It wasn’t. In 2021, Dikeledi Magadzi, deputy water minister, said the project would be completed by December … [Read more...] about Government says Makhado water scheme will be finished next year. But residents have heard this before

Unemployed young residents of Musina marched to the mall and two local mines to demand that they be employed. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare More than 100 unemployed young Musina residents marched from Nancefield to Musina Mall and two local mines on Wednesday to demand that they be employed in local projects. Many of the marchers we spoke to said they completed matric over five … [Read more...] about Unemployed youths march in Musina to demand jobs

New people take over the running of the National Lotteries Commission as of 1 September. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Lionel October, the former director-general of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has been appointed acting Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission. October’s appointment follows last month’s sudden resignation of Thabang … [Read more...] about New acting Lottery boss appointed

Supporters of the applicants, which included Sustaining the Wild Coast, local community members and Greenpeace, celebrate the outcome of the case outside the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda. Photo: Lucas Nowicki The High Court has ruled that the exploration rights granted to Impact Africa and Shell along the Wild Coast were unlawful. The judges said there was “no … [Read more...] about Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell