“Smell me! I haven’t had water for 24 days” protester tells Joburg mayor

Frustrated residents carried empty containers in the streets to protest ongoing water crisis

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News | 11 February 2026

Court reverses funding cuts for child care

Mahikeng judge ruled that nine non-profit organisations providing child protection services must have their funding restored within ten days

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Law | 11 February 2026

Small-scale fishers furious about linefish quota cuts

Government has reduced the traditional fishers’ fleet from 547 to just 77 vessels

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News | 11 February 2026

KZN flood victims stuck in emergency housing, three years later

Hundreds of families are living in apartment buildings leased by the City of eThekwini

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News | 11 February 2026

End nepotism in Lesotho’s public service, warns law group

Section Two accuses the government of running a closed shop and not advertising positions as required by law

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News | 11 February 2026

New exhibit looks at apartheid’s effect on current-day Joburg

Nkosi Sikelel’ iAzania at Museum Africa runs until 27 February

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Brief | 11 February 2026

SASSA crackdown overwhelms KZN offices

People have to return several times to apply for grants or complete reviews

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Brief | 11 February 2026

Nigel homeowners take to the streets over water outage

The area has experienced an intermittent water supply for years and taps have been dry since last week

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Brief | 10 February 2026

What Cape Town can do to save water

More is needed than asking residents to use less. The municipality has to fix its sewage treatment plants.

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Analysis | 10 February 2026