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Crime expert says IPID must ensure police action in shoot-outs with criminals justified
Crime experts have weighed in on the criticism of police being involved in shoot-outs with suspected criminals. Some NGOs have…
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Western Cape govt’s Cabinet endorses disaster declaration
The Western Cape government’s newly constituted Cabinet has endorsed the declaration of a provincial disaster following the severe impact of…
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Concern over increase in abandoning of children
At least 250 babies were abandoned in South Africa last year. The Department of Social Development says this was a…
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Gift of the Givers says government red tape delaying funding NGOs to help destitute
The Gift of the Givers has criticized government red tape for standing in the way of NGOs getting funding to…
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Concern over spike in pupil suicides
The Gauteng Education Department is calling on NGOs and other entities to join in the fight against pupil suicides. Provincial…
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NGOs and politicians playing the blame game following Joburg fire
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa says the city of Johannesburg has a constitutional obligation to house the poor,…
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Ahmed Kathrada Foundation calls out city officials following Joburg fire
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is slamming the City of Joburg for pointing fingers at NGOs. The city laid the blame…
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Seri hits back at politicians criticizing NGOs following Joburg fire
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) has rejected comments from various politicians who have accused NGOs of preventing evictions of tenants…
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Babita Deokaran’s family says they are far from closure
Slain whistleblower Babita Deokaran’s family say they are far from closure. It has been two years since she was assassinated…
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Qedani Mahlangu says she had no idea how the Life Esidimeni transfer would happen
Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has admitted to the Life Esidimeni inquest that she had no knowledge of how…
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GOTG: 22 South Africans who fled Sudan now stuck on boat in Cairo
Humanitarian organization Gift of the Givers said that the group of 22 South Africans who were still stranded in Egypt…
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Looming court battle over power cuts
Government has until next Monday to explain what is being done to address the continuous power cuts. Political parties and…
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ANC wants to end foreign nationals marrying South Africans to obtain citizenship
The ANC wants far-reaching changes to the country’s immigration laws as the government it leads is embroiled in a legal…
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Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation calls for harsher sentences for GBV perpetrators
The Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation has called for harsh sentences for gender-based violence perpetrators. Dozens of students, NGOs, and various stakeholders…
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Amathole wage talks disrupt Eastern Cape water supply
Amathole residents have been struggling without water for weeks. It’s all due to protracted wage talks between the municipality and…
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UN to ensure KZN floods funds are used properly
The UN will monitor how funds it’s donated to KwaZulu-Natal flood relief will be spent. The body is providing R21-million…
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Families continue search for missing relatives after KZN floods
Hopes are fading for recovering bodies of flood victims in KwaZulu-Natal. There are also fears that it may be difficult…
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Call for more effective disaster response after KZN Floods
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says people need to know what to do when weather alerts are…
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KZN floods: SA Red Cross reveals scale of devastation, warns of water disease risk
Relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal continue as NGOs work to help residents hit hard by the recent floods. The extent of…
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Search and rescue operations continue in KZN
Mop-up operations continue in KwaZulu-Natal. NGOs are lending a helping hand to residents who have lost so much. Meanwhile, water…
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Fire destroys 300 shacks in Langa, Cape Town
Residents of Joe Slovo Informal Settlement in Langa, Cape Town are trying to pick up the pieces after a devastating…
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SAD: Wife of Zimbabwean man who was murdered in Diepsloot flees her home
The wife of the man killed in Diepsloot on Wednesday has fled her home, fearing for her life. 43-year-old Zimbabwean,…
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Activists accuse City of Cape Town of closing clinics
The closure of community clinics in the Western Cape has been being slammed by health NGOs, who say the public…
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Levy Mosenogi struggles to name official who insisted on Life Esidimeni transferals
The man appointed to lead the Life Esidimeni relocation project has continued to be grilled in the High Court in…
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Dr Lebethe: Life Esidimeni patient deaths not as a result of them being moved
Former Gauteng deputy director-general for clinical services, Dr Richard Lebethe, said that he disagreed that the deaths of Life Esidimeni…
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Social development the real embodiment of SA’s Thuma Mina spirit, says Ramaphosa
In his weekly letter to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the importance of community-based and civil society organisations, especially…
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Life Esidimeni project leader claims he was under pressure to move patients
The project leader in the Life Esidimeni transfers says he was under pressure to move patients to unlicensed NGOs. Levy…
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Former Life Esidimeni exec insists patients were moved with all medical records
Former managing director at Life Esidimeni Morgan Mkhatshwa insists that patients who were moved from the healthcare facility left with…
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Life Esidimeni inquest postponed to give lawyers time to prepare
The Life Esidimeni inquest was postponed again on Monday, this time for a further four weeks to give newly appointed…
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Life Esidimeni inquest postponed to August
The Life Esidimeni inquest has been postponed once again, this time to next month to allow for all parties involved…
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40k loaves of bread brought in from Joburg to feed hungry communities in Durban
Durban: With a shortage of food supplies in KZN following days of looting and violent unrest, trucks from Gauteng carrying…
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Rea Vaya and Metrobus services remain suspended
The City of Johannesburg said it would like to resume some of its services. The city had to suspend Rea…
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Hijackings and vehicle theft on the rise in Pretoria
A spike in hijacking and motor vehicle theft was noticed over the past few months in Lyttleton, as well as…
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Democratic Alliance takes Lindiwe Zulu to court over food distribution restrictions
The party says in court it will argue that the minister does not have the authority to issue regulations that…
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