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Sep 29, 2026
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Sep 1, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · By Alice Scott

    Spelling star, 13, needs funds to reach national final (opens the original)

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    Jayden Haarvoor (centre) came third at the provincial round of the Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival in September in Upington, Northern Cape. Photo: Bernadine Bostander, principal at Douglas primary. Every evening, Jayden Haarvoor, 13, memorises words, sometimes as many as 500. This is because she has qualified for the national round of the Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival and she believes she can win it. “It’s challenging, and it’s also fun for me,” says Haarvoor. “If I have nothing to do, I decide to s

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Alice Scott

    “We were never consulted” – Cape Town residents challenge Equinix data centre (opens the original)

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    Bishop Lavis community leader Michael Hoffmeester lives less than three kilometres from the site of where a hyperscale data centre has been proposed for Cape Town. He said he has been struggling to answer questions from the community about the data centres. The little information they have received about the facility, Hoffmeester said, has been technical and complex. “We cannot understand them,” Hoffmeester said. “How can I explain to the community what we were told if I don’t even understand it

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · By Alice Scott

    “We were never consulted” – Cape Town residents challenge Equinix data centre (opens the original)

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    The Housing Assembly’s Kenneth Matlawe hosted a panel discussion about the impact of data centres with Mohammad Amir Anwar from the University of Edinburgh and Pitso Tsibolane and Timothy Carr from the University of Cape Town. Photo: Alice Scott Bishop Lavis community leader Michael Hoffmeester lives less than three kilometres from the site of where a hyperscale data centre has been proposed for Cape Town. He said he has been struggling to answer questions from the community about the data centr

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Alice Scott

    Author: Alice Scott | GroundUp (opens the original)

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    Mass die-offs of sardines have prompted the government to limit sardine catch until 2 October, but conservationists say this is not enough Golden Arrow workers will not be able to proceed with protected strike on Thursday By Alice Scott, Greg Dor and Sindisiwe Tshona Children are particularly vulnerable, says Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air The printing house is battling to keep its doors open Journey aims to highlight how climate change affects communities

  5. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · By Alice Scott, Greg Dor and Sindisiwe Tshona

    Court blocks planned bus driver strike (opens the original)

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    The Labour Court has ruled that a planned strike of bus workers on Thursday would not be protected. Photo: Greg Dor Bus workers who participated in a planned strike in Cape Town on Thursday would not be protected against dismissal, Labour Court Judge Z M Lallie has ruled. Judge Lallie granted an interim interdict to bus company Golden Arrow on Wednesday, ruling that a planned strike by the National Union for All Sectors (NUFAS) would be unprotected. The strike is the result of a dispute over the

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