Johannesburg is facing an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people, forced to stand in line for hours on end for water due to scorching weather that has shrunk reservoirs and crumbling infrastructure neglected for decades

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  Ambulance crews and paramedics are increasingly being robbed and their vehicles hijacked while they are working, feeling increasingly unsafe saving lives in a country with one of the world’s highest rates of violent crime

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  Women for Change, a South African non-profit organisation, has launched a petition calling for the cancellation of Chris Brown's performance at the First National Bank Stadium in Johannesburg because of his history of violence against women

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  Today, 25 November 2024 marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children; in South Africa, gender-based violence continues to be a scourge of society

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  The government blocked the sending of food and water supplies to a group of miners hiding inside an illegal gold mine to force them out and then arrest them; many are undocumented migrants, who also do not leave for fear of being deported from the country

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