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The Watson family’s planned wind farm near Uitenhage has been put on hold by acting environmental affairs minister Lindiwe Zulu.Image: www_slon_pics via Pixabay
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Watson family wind farm project blown out the water – for now

The controversial decision to grant environmental authorisation for the Watson family’s massive wind farm project on the summit of the Groot Winterhoek mountains near Uitenhage has been overturned – at least temporarily. On Monday, acting…

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14 September 2017. Table Talk with the Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba at his offices in Braamfontein. Heran with some skyline around Braamfontein. Pic: Simphiwe Nkwali. © Sunday Times.
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Herman Mashaba moves to root out bad drivers from Johannesburg roads

Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba is going after the city’s bad drivers. Mashaba on Wednesday launched a hotline where motorists and pedestrians could name, shame and expose those who made driving on the city’s roads a nightmare. “The…

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