My children will go to school without shoes, says mother whose child grant has not been paid

SASSA says 150,000 grants have been suspended

Eastern Cape traders shut down by municipality over festive season

More than 40 stalls and containers were demolished and removed from main road in Cacadu

PRASA settlement to double in size in spite of problems with water and sanitation

Nearly 500 more families to be moved in by the end of the month

Ladysmith flood victims want more help from government

Death toll since December is at 24

Many child support grant recipients left without money for January

SASSA spokesperson denies there is a problem, but officials speaking anonymously say otherwise

Nyanga families battle two-day water outage

City of Cape Town workers are on site to fix burst pipe

Children kayak in Kariega’s flooded streets

Local business owners scupper latest effort by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to remove water

Nationwide Home Affairs failure as new year begins

Thousands of people across the country unable to access government services

Four resources for journalists from the world’s top investigative conference

It’s Christmas without water for hundreds of families in Kariega

Municipality blames water shortage on vandalism of pump station last March

Christmas will be just another day in Thembelihle, where toilets haven’t been emptied for four months

Johannesburg Water says “internal challenges” led to a shortage of trucks

2023 in Photos: From the high of winning the World Cup to a devastating inner city fire

A photo of Thabo Bester, officially dead in a prison fire, shopping in Sandton became the story of the year

South Africa: key statistics ahead of the 2024 elections

Here is how we’re doing on unemployment, murder, housing, life-expectancy and social grants

Cape Town’s railway occupiers are being moved but there are snags with water and sanitation supply

Some people occupying the Central Line are now refusing to be moved until service issues are resolved

Get rid of leaf blowers: they pollute and their purpose is dubious

Many use two-stroke engines which are an environmental hazard

One of Cape Town’s few free rehab centres has closed its doors to adults

Concerns over further budget cuts and their impact on access to rehabilitation