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Jozini child kidnapper to know fate on Wednesday
Khanyisile Mkhwanazi-Ngubane pleaded guilty to abducting the child after she was arrested in Daveyton, in Ekurhuleni, last year.
City of Joburg passes pro-development budget
The Adjustment Budget includes the allocation of R12.8 million for the operation of the Alexandra Automotive Hub, which includes a component shop, tyre fitment & alignment, panel beating, auto electrical work as well as services and maintenance workshops.
17 new schools to be built in Limpopo, says Premier
Limpopo Premier, Chupu Mathabatha, revealed this during his State of the Province Address (Sopa) on Thursday.
Family reeling from shock as jilted relative takes own life
Sebenzani “Mbube” Sithole’s family in kwaHlabisa Township in Qubukani, northern KwaZulu-Natal, is left with questions after the 24-year-old man fatally shot himself.
Wits University shuts down Solomon Mahlangu House following sit-in
Wits University management has shut down the Solomon Mahlangu building following an altercation between the EFF Student Command and the university’s security guards on Wednesday.
Workers, civil society mark budget day through protest
Metalworkers’ union, Numsa, in Johannesburg has joined a Saftu nationwide stay-away aimed at highlighting the plight of workers as companies continue to cut jobs in a sluggish economy that’s been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Be ready for your turn, Makhura tells Gauteng residents
Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, says Gauteng residents should be ready for their turn as the province intends to rollout massive vaccination.
ABOUT LOCAL VOICES
Local Voices was established in 2019 as an election project. It has now made a return as a pilot project to give the work done at community radio level a wider range.
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Radio Census
Over around two decades or so, community radio stations have sprung up across the country in growing numbers, becoming an important part of the landscape. For many, they represent “local voice” – an important source of local news and a place to debate local issues and concerns. For others, they have become a training ground and an opportunity to build a media career. Yet others compete, sometimes bitterly, for the influence and prestige community radio can offer.