In pain? You might have to suck it up

“The difference between public and private [health sectors] is like night and day when it comes to managing acute pain”

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Shosholoza Meyl faces uncertain future

Long-distance trains to return in 2027 but funding for locomotives is unclear

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Sharpeville forgotten by government

Memorials honouring the victims of the 1960 massacre are falling into ruin, but local activists are stepping up to improve the township

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Durban police brutality case: magistrate and defence face off

Sudden request to change lawyers prompts magistrate to ask if it is a deliberate tactic to delay the case

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Major Eastern Cape water projects stalled over battle with small businesses

Two Whittlesea water treatment works were set to benefit nearly 30 villages

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Cederberg municipality battles to keep up with sprawling informal settlements

Almost one in five residents of Clanwilliam and Citrusdal live in informal settlements with limited access to water, sanitation, and refuse removal

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What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall

The municipality’s plans have been hotly debated

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Progress at last on Khayelitsha sewer line repairs

Dozens of households have had to be relocated

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<div>Joburg metro cops destroy shacks in Ennerdale</div>

Build us new homes, demand occupiers of land meant for housing that was never built

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Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward

Construction is yet to start on Western Cape government’s inner-city projects

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