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“Massive improvement” in school placement says Western Cape Education Department

Parents who were still struggling to place their children in school for 2023 flocked to the department for help last week

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News | 16 January 2023

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Long queues and constant system failures at SASSA Soshanguve office

SASSA blames staff shortages and loadshedding

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Brief | 16 January 2023

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Thousands object to school placements in Gauteng

Department of Education working to resolve contested placements and unplaced grades 1 and 8 learners

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News | 14 January 2023

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SAPS must pay damages to senior officer falsely accused of racism

R300,000 in compensation awarded to senior police officer

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Law | 13 January 2023

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New trains stand idle as PRASA fails to upgrade depots

Dodgy tender awards and settlement agreement have delayed upgrades

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News | 13 January 2023

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Western Cape has tried a new approach to housing. It’s bearing fruit

The programme accepts that informal settlements are a major part of our cities

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Opinion | 13 January 2023

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Sewage on the seashore: Here’s what’s causing Cape Town’s beach closures

Loadshedding at pump stations blamed for most closures

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News | 13 January 2023

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Undocumented children struggle to find schools

Instead of being in school some beg at traffic lights

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News | 13 January 2023

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City withdraws workers after crew robbed yet again in Philippi

Workers will only return when being escorted by “already overstretched” law enforcement officers

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Brief | 12 January 2023

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Mystery: Why did a youth movement get lottery funding to build an old age home that doesn’t appear to be needed?

Five years later, the R27.5-million facility hasn’t opened

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News | 12 January 2023

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Gardening project helps patients recover from mental illness

The Spring Foundation at Lentegeur Hospital has several projects to rehabilitate patients

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News | 11 January 2023

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Another Postbank “glitch” delays January social grant payments

“We came to the Post Office and they said there was no money”

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News | 11 January 2023

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Rubbish hasn’t been collected for weeks in parts of Gqeberha

“We couldn’t enjoy Christmas lunch under these smelly conditions”

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News | 10 January 2023

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The Gollong racket has collapsed but there are new scams around

Gullible and desperate South Africans are falling prey to sophisticated international scammers

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News | 10 January 2023

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190 people left homeless after Khayelitsha fire

Families devastated, with newly-bought school uniforms and stationery burnt in the fire

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News | 9 January 2023

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Where are children playing this December?

A photo essay and reflection

Text and Photos by Masixole Feni

Photo Essay | 22 December 2022

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