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Klipgat residents left high and dry
Flushing toilets were installed in backyards in the North West, but they can’t be used because the sewage has nowhere to go
Madibeng has a ‘blatant disregard for the law’
The local municipality irregularly spent at least R443.8-million according to the auditor general’s latest report
Hot-headed Smangi spoils for a scrap
Speaking up before diplomacy is wayward cousin’s specialty.
More to Brits protests than meets the eye
Lootings, shootings and blockades of burning tyres show the mounting frustration in North West townships over poor service delivery.
Madibeng residents to march over ongoing water shortages
Residents in several parts of the Madibeng municipality will march to the municipal offices to protest over a water shortage.
Mothotlung: Fourth person dead after protests
Following violent clashes over a water shortage in Mothotlung, another person has died after reportedly being shot in the head with live ammunition.
Water restored to most parts of Mothotlung
Following protests in Mothotlung, water has been restored to most parts of the area, says the North West premier’s office.
Editorial: Muddying the waters
The tragedy of Brits’s lack of access to clean water is that people had to die before anyone took any notice.
Mothotlung water shortages shrouded in murk
Stunned Mothotlung residents suspect that dirty politics is to blame for the deaths of three people protesting against the township’s lack of water.
North West condemns Mothotlung protester killings
The North West’s public safety portfolio committee has condemned the killing of two protesters in Mothotlung, near Brits, allegedly by police.
Mthethwa, Modise try to calm Mothotlung
The police minister and North West premier have asked Mothotlung protesters to remain calm after police allegedly shot and killed two demonstrators.
IPID investigates Mothotlung protesters’ deaths
The IPID is probing the deaths of two people in an impasse between protesters and police during a service delivery strike near Brits.
Two people killed in protest in Mothotlung
Two people have been killed and two more injured in a stand-off between protesters and police during a service delivery picket.
Ruined Brits lodge sparks community ire
A prominent Nafcoc member is embroiled in a dispute with two Brits community property associations.
From social to silence, everybody is catered for
When you are childless you don’t want to hang out with families, particularly those with noisy children in hyper-drive brandishing melting ice creams.