Since the neighbourhood's development in 2020, dozens of families have been subjected to dry taps while some households receive extremely low water pressure.

Kabelo Gwamanda called the DA motion a plot to destabilise the governing coalition.

The DA on Thursday lost its proposal to disband the City of Johannesburg’s council after 165 out of 270 councillors - including some of its coalition partners - voted against it.

The party, however, insisted that the dissolution of council would have addressed political instability under the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).

When their building in the inner city was gutted by a raging fire in August, the residents were forced to move to different parts of the city where some had to find new work.

The ANC secretary-general said the ICC would be letting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu get away with violating the human rights of Palestinians if a warrant of arrest wasn’t issued against the 'murderer'.

Vavi was speaking at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein on Wednesday, where hundreds of people gathered to plead solidarity with Palestine.

Parliament recently voted in favour of closing the country’s embassy in Tel Aviv and shutting down the Israeli embassy in Pretoria until a ceasefire is agreed upon, but DIRCO's Naledi Pandor said cutting ties with Israel would be counter-productive.

Standing in solidarity with Palestine, supporters raised several placards, some describing Israeli air strikes on Gaza as genocide and a form of apartheid.

The Minister of Transport believes South Africa’s rail infrastructure is enough to support the needs of the country’s growing population but frowned upon the issue of infrastructure vandalism.

According to data released by the World Economic Forum South African women earn between 23 and 35% less than men for the same job.

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said that when in trouble, road users should rather drive to the nearest petrol station or until they come across law enforcement authorities.

Speaking at a media briefing in Rustenburg on Tuesday afternoon, Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe announced that a commission of inquiry into the accident would be established.

As the country marks 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed government's commitment to rooting out patriarchy.

At least 32 undocumented migrants who stayed in the building are detained at the Lindela Repatriation Centre, pending the outcome of a legal battle to stop them from being deported.

The High Court in Johannesburg has given the municipality three months to improve the living conditions of the Marshalltown fire victims.

Law firm, Norton Rose Fullbright, is challenging the Home Affairs Department's application to have 32 of the survivors deported.

The municipality is housing some of the survivors on a piece of land in Denver, where it has built over 100 one-room structures of corrugated iron.