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Members of a volunteer group in Harrismith who took it upon themselves to fix infrastructure rather than rely on the government, have put forward their candidacy as independents in the municipal elections, contesting four wards.
A T TIMES IT can be hard to find the right metaphor for the dysfunction of the South African state. But then, on a recent morning, your correspondent found himself in the middle of a broken sewage works, knee-deep in excrement. Like the other six plants in the municipality of Maluti-a-Phofung, the one in the town of Harrismith is knackered. And it is not the only sign of collapse. The 350,000 people in the municipality are regularly without clean tap water. Rubbish is rarely collected. Power is sporadic. “I feel like crying,” says Sam Twala, a local activist. “Is there any legacy we’r...
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Ballito residents support claims of âkidnappedâ woman By Nathan Craig Share DURBAN - SOME Ballito residents have mobilised in the fight for justice after a mother of three was allegedly held hostage, drugged, beaten and starved for days. The 33-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped last Tuesday, allegedly by her estranged husband. They have three minor children aged eight, five and two, therefore, the couple cannot be named. On Monday, following a warrant of his arrest, the Ballito businessman handed himself over to uMhlali police station and has since made appearances at KwaDukuza...
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