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Members of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Public Works and Infrastructure will visit the controversial Telkom Towers ...

Drivers participated in a strike on Tuesday and plan further action in the next three months. Photo: Marecia Damons. Drivers ...

Mahlangu informal settlement in Tshwane face eviction from privately-owned land. Some have lived there for 40 years. The City ...

Dozens injured ...

A shopfloor worker at Woolworths would have had to work for almost three years to make as much money as that group’s CEO Roy ...

Almost five months ago eThekwini Municipality pledged to investigate the illegal sale of water to its residents by one of its ...

This winter’s heavy rain and strong wind seems to have exposed weaknesses in Cape Town’s electricity grid south of ...

The Browns Farm Public Library in Philippi remains closed more than a year after it was vandalised and looted during destructive protests sparked by the city-wide taxi strike. At the height of the ...

As the story is not over yet, it’s worth looking at what has happened so far and understanding the questions which still have to be answered: On 28 June 2023, the High Court found that the decision by ...

Thank you for your email asking how much you have got in your savings pot. You will only have a savings pot if you are a member of a provident or pension fund, which I will just call a fund. Before 1 ...

Foreign students must have study visas to pursue their education in South Africa. If he did not have such a document, proof of an application to Home Affairs or a police affidavit may suffice. VFS ...