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Picket at Mining Indaba demands justice for Stilfontein miners
The group called for justice following the Stilfontein mining tragedy. The Indaba is attended annually by government ...
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Leaked ANC document calls for basic income grant in 2025
According to a leaked document from its January 2025 lekgotla, the ANC supports phasing in a basic income grant (BIG) this ...
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Storms damage hundreds of homes and schools in northern KZN
Thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and strong winds on Friday and Sunday have left a trail of destruction in Northern ...
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No end to long queues at SASSA Khayelitsha
GroundUp reported two weeks ago on the lengthy queues at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Khayelitsha branch ...
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Photo exhibition: Remembering the fishers of Kalk Bay
“The Sea is in our Blood” exhibition at the Olympia Gallery in Kalk Bay displays historical photographs of the indigenous ...
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I tried to register my son a month after her turned 18 for an SRD grant but the website says his ID and grant is already active. What can we do?
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Should my father still change his SASSA gold card to the Postbank black card, even though he receives his pension through his personal bank account?
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What rights do the backyard dwellers have to my mother’s council house now that she's died?
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Anger over failure of community-owned macadamia nut farm
A government-funded macadamia nut farm in Ncera, Eastern Cape, has failed to get off the ground after two decades, despite hundreds of millions of rands in public funds invested in the project. Its ...