How rural communities can help fix their water supply

Communities do not have to be passive victims of municipal failures

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Opinion | 9 February 2026

Joburg’s old Drill Hall now an arts sanctuary

Once the site of the 1956 Treason Trial and later a prosthetic limb factory, the building has been brought to life with art installations and greenery

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Photo Essay | 6 February 2026

Johannesburg and Pretoria Masters’ offices still without permanent heads

Masters’ offices remain under acting appointments after terms expired

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Brief | 6 February 2026

Cape Town leads metro housing race

Here’s how the major cities are doing on housing delivery

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Charts | 6 February 2026

SASSA suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Close to 400,000 beneficiaries notified their social grants are under review as oversight tightens

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News | 5 February 2026

Gangsters shut down Khayelitsha clinic

Security guards were held at ransom. The clinic has been closed all week.

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Brief | 5 February 2026

Judge gets tough on incompetent lawyers

Divorce lawyer told to pay costs on punitive scale. Liquidation lawyers told to refund fees.

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Law | 5 February 2026

Basic income grant policy will take another year at least

Revised policy will be sent to Cabinet in March 2027

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News | 5 February 2026

Learners taught in mud brick classrooms built by parents in 1958

Overcrowded school in Limpopo has waited years for new classrooms

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Brief | 5 February 2026