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3 days ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Sivenathi Gosa |Alan Eason

Nompumelelo residents ramp up fiery protests over water cuts Sections of N2 and N6 in East London blockaded with burning tyres and rocks for second day Premium By SIVENATHI GOSA - 14 May 2025 As residents across swathes of the Buffalo City Metro (BCM) continued to face water outages, fed-up protesters in Nompumelelo resumed their violent demonstrations on Tuesday...

4 days ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Kopano Gumbi |Alan Eason

South Africa's official unemployment rate rose to 32.9% from 31.9% in the final quarter of last year. File photo South Africa's unemployment rate rose in the first quarter of this year, with statisticians fretting that increasing numbers of people appear to have given up looking for work. The country's official unemployment rate — one of the highest in the world — rose to 32.9% from 31.9% in the final quarter of last year.

4 days ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Kopano Gumbi |Alan Eason

South Africa's official unemployment rate rose to 32.9% from 31.9% in the final quarter of last year. File photo South Africa's unemployment rate rose in the first quarter of this year, with statisticians fretting that increasing numbers of people appear to have given up looking for work. The country's official unemployment rate — one of the highest in the world — rose to 32.9% from 31.9% in the final quarter of last year.

4 days ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Mike Loewe |Alan Eason

OFF TRACK: Sadness, curiosity as Granny Grommets pick plastic from a local marine die-off Premium By MIKE LOEWE - 13 May 2025 There was an odd mix of sadness and fascination among Nahoon Granny Grommet volunteers as they picked human pollution from the rotting remains of a shocking local marine die-off...

4 days ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Bomikazi Mdiya |Alan Eason

Families of soccer players mourn dead, with 14 still in hospital after accident Premium By BOMIKAZI MDIYA - 13 May 2025 Funeral arrangements for the three teenagers that died in a car accident between Gonubie and Beacon Bay are underway, while 14 other teammates are still recovering at Frere hospital...