Police clash with Coronationville residents in protests over water supply
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at Coronationville protests as residents clashed with authorities over the ongoing lack of water in their community.
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SASSA and SRD grant payment dates for September 2025
SASSA has released the September 2025 grant payment dates and confirmed that its biometric verification system will go live, requiring some beneficiaries to complete fingerprint or facial recognition checks before collecting their grants.
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SASSA set to launch new biometrics system for social grants
SASSA will introduce mandatory biometrics for social grant beneficiaries from September 2025, aiming to stop fraud and improve payment security.
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Road closures set for Tshwane CBD as planned shutdown goes ahead on Monday, 18 August 2025
Motorists have been warned to expect major disruptions as Tshwane CBD protests linked to service delivery grievances are set to block several streets on Monday, 18 August 2025.
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Ekurhuleni suspends electricity hike after dramatic Tembisa shutdown
Ekurhuleni’s mayor has suspended a fixed electricity surcharge after violent protests erupted in Tembisa.
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Rand Water 72-hour water blackouts to affect these parts of Gauteng
Rand Water will reduce pumping from 15 to 18 July 2025, causing water outages across several Gauteng municipalities.
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Meadowlands four-day blackouts compounded by 12-hour water throttling
Johannesburg Water has introduced daily 12-hour water throttling in Meadowlands while Eskom struggles to restore power.
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R378 million secured for water security in eThekwini
This stride coincides with a 30% reduction in sewer and water repair backlogs in the city.
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Hammanskraal warned to brace for 10-hour water outage on Wednesday, 21 May 2025
The City of Tshwane has announced a planned water outage in Hammanskraal due to maintenance work at the Temba Water Purification Plant.
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More details surface about two people killed in Diepkloof protests
Two people have died during violent Diepkloof protests, with Gauteng police confirming the circumstances and warning of ongoing danger in the area.
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Diepkloof protests: Looting, road closures and two confirmed deaths – Here’s the latest
Two people have died and major highways are closed as violent protests erupt in Diepkloof, Soweto over land, water, and sanitation grievances.
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Tshwane plans to impose R194 tariff on waste collection
Tshwane Municipality has proposed a new R194 monthly fee targeting properties without municipal waste accounts but that still use landfill sites.
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Khumalo Molefe a no-show at pensioners’ N4 shutdown over water outages
Residents of Zeerust have shut down the N4 highway in protest over persistent water shortages, demanding intervention from North West Premier Khumalo Molefe.
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Randburg Home Affairs security filmed pepper spraying woman over system issues [video]
A viral video shows a security guard at Randburg Home Affairs pepper-spraying a frustrated client as system outages continue to disrupt services.
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Putco bus fleet gutted in raging fire at Moloto depot
A fire at Putco’s Moloto depot gutted 15 buses critical to Gauteng’s public transport.
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Power outages earmarked for these parts of Cape Town later this month
The electricity supply will be disrupted in these parts of Cape Town.
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Fleet company reportedly grounds JMPD vehicles over R90 million debt
Afrirent’s suspension of services is not the first controversy surrounding its dealings with the City of Johannesburg.
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Joburg water supply expected to be fully restored in time for Christmas
This after planned and pre-announced water infrastructure maintenance conducted over the weekend left the residents of Johannesburg without water supply for some 86 hours.
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Cape Town water outages: Scheduled maintenance to affect several areas this week
The City also reassured residents that every effort is being made to minimise inconvenience and complete the work on schedule.
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Protests break out in Lenasia South over water outages
JMPD officers have been deployed to manage the situation and redirect motorists to alternative routes.
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Eskom meter upgrades: Scammers target vulnerable in Soweto queues
Eskom warns Soweto residents about scammers targeting customers in meter upgrade queues, as the utility extends its prepaid meter reconfiguration deadline to accommodate “zero buyers.”
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Ministry confirms no restriction on amount of sewage Cape Town may pump out to sea
Clarity given after City’s claim that it is still limited by historic licence conditions.
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Security guards shot while escorting garbage collectors in Cape Town
As a result of the incident, the City has withdrawn solid waste services in Philippi East, Samora Machel, Browns Farm, Unathi and Bester in Crossroads.
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SASSA grant payment dates for every month in 2024
Here is the complete list of SASSA grant payment dates for December.
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City halts waste collection services in Kraaifontein after receiving extortion letter
The service suspension has affected the following informal settlements.
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Municipalities warned against water tanker mafias
Seitlholo urged the municipalities to undertake the necessary community education on what was happening.
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Eastern Cape villagers fund their own water supply
They say Alfred Nzo District Municipality has failed them.
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Several parts of Tshwane hit by water outage: Here’s what we know
Water outages impact parts of Tshwane due to a pump failure at Rand Water’s Palmiet Station, affecting Soshanguve, Pretoria East, and more.
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Walking Joburg’s biggest, baddest river: gold dust and gunk
Day 1 on the Klip River: Selby to Riverlea.
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South Africa will lose its public post office this month
The post office, which was placed under business rescue in 2022, now needs a further R3.8 billion to continue operations, a demand the government has struggled to meet.