South Africa’s giant pain problem

Millions of South Africans suffer from chronic pain, and it’s not being properly managed

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Feature | 4 May 2026

A life in pain: Soghra Walton’s story

“I have seen more physicians than I can count”

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Feature | 4 May 2026

Cape Town taxi bosses promise end to violence over routes

CODETA and CATA assure commuters there will be peace

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Brief | 4 May 2026

Hundreds of SAMWU members march in Buffalo City

Workers demand an end to outsourcing

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Brief | 4 May 2026

New SASSA system piloted in Bellville office

The agency’s plans to improve service by using technology

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News | 4 May 2026

SANEF should do better than this

Its defensive response to recent criticism does not earn the public’s confidence in news media

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GroundView | 4 May 2026

US funding cuts put Cape Town users at risk of not getting vital medicine

Streetscapes stepped in to help foot the bill for methadone costs after access issues at some centres

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News | 1 May 2026

Cape Town struggles to relocate Khayelitsha families living on sinkholes

City warns against filling holes with debris but residents say they cannot live with open sinkholes

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Brief | 1 May 2026

Court declares Cape Town’s new fixed charges unconstitutional

Fixed charges for water, sanitation, and cleaning must be set aside from 30 June

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Law | 30 April 2026