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Gauteng Department of Social Development admits it did not comply with court orders Read by Daniel Steyn and Kimberly Mutandiro

Cheap tik takes hold in Tshwane townships: An uptick in psychosis has followed Read by Jesse Copelyn

Learners sit on the floor at this old and overcrowded Ekurhuleni school Read by Kimberly Mutandiro

Multi-million rand housing project at a standstill for weeks Read by Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Joburg residents meet to discuss the city’s crises Some suggested boycotting paying rates while others called for transparency and accountability from the City Read by Silver Sibiya

Community health workers must be made permanent, rules labour court: Over 50,000 people affected Read by Tania Broughton

Cattle are drinking sewage on this Free State veld. Sewage treatment has broken down in Maluti-a-Phofung municipality Read by Steve Kretzmann and Tladi Moloi

400 Eastern Cape families dumped in wetland without services for 13 years Dutywa residents were promised houses and told relocation was only temporary Read by Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

Secretary says she received “threatening call” after complaint against judge On Friday, Andiswa Mengo completed her testimony on sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge Read by Daniel Steyn

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant: Government ordered to “progressively increase” the grant and income threshold, and allow in-person applications Read by Marecia Damons. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Plagued by illegal dumping, residents clean up filthy suburb Rubbish has not been collected for months in some parts of Wallacedene Read by Sandiso Phaliso

900 families’ portable toilets not cleaned for over a month in Khayelitsha Read by Vincent Lali

Here’s what’s happening with Johannesburg’s libraries Read by Silver Sibiya

Eldorado Park’s pools and sports fields are a mess: City of Johannesburg blames budget constraints and recurring vandalism Read by Kimberly Mutandiro

Massive SLAPP suit against environmentalists withdrawn: Gauteng property developers were suing environmentalists for alleged costs from delays to their projects caused by objections Read by John Yeld

Judge’s sexual harassment tribunal: advocate implies complainant sanitised her part This after former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo was not “satisfied” with the initial complaint and secretary Andiswa Mengo was told to lodge it anew Read by Tania Broughton