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Joburg residents to receive waste collection this weekend as Pikitup ends work stoppage
Johannesburg waste management will resume this weekend as Pikitup launches an urgent recovery plan after a two-day strike. Workers at all 12 depots had downed tools over transport service disputes with the taxi industry, causing widespread disruption across the city. Residents should check the revised collection schedule and place bins outside on designated days.
Court orders Gauteng health officials to clear 3 000-patient cancer treatment backlog
A landmark High Court judgment has declared Gauteng's failure to provide cancer treatment to approximately 3 000 patients 'unlawful and unconstitutional. ' Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko and officials from Charlotte Maxeke and Steve Biko academic hospitals have been ordered to implement immediate plans to address the years-long backlog after Cancer Alliance and Section27 took legal action. The case reveals a healthcare crisis that may have cost more lives than the Life Esidimeni tragedy.
Gauteng housing crisis deepens as R450m is cut following poor performance
The Gauteng provincial legislature's portfolio committee has raised concerns after the Human Settlements Department's budget was reduced by R450 million despite a growing housing backlog. The cuts follow what the National department deemed "unsatisfactory performance" by the province, raising questions about the impact on service delivery and informal settlement upgrades.
Gauteng housing crisis deepens as R450m budget cut follows poor performance
The Gauteng provincial legislature's portfolio committee has raised concerns after the Human Settlements Department's budget was reduced by R450 million despite a growing housing backlog. The cuts follow what the National department deemed "unsatisfactory performance" by the province, raising questions about the impact on service delivery and informal settlement upgrades.