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Judge who has not worked since 2018 to face tribunal
Judge Lepona Joshua Lekale, who is reportedly visually impaired, has refused early retirement
News | 16 July 2026
Children of immigrants forced to leave South African schools
Repatriation process interrupts schooling
By Thembi Siaga and Bernard Chiguvare
News | 16 July 2026
NSFAS students battle to keep up with inflation
Living allowance runs out mid-month, students say
News | 15 July 2026
Farmworkers fear eviction from Paarl wine estate
Fourteen families are at risk of losing the homes they have lived in for decades
News | 15 July 2026
Union and hostel residents quarrel over R3-million electricity bill
Food and Allied Workers’ Union claims its hostel was “hijacked”, but residents say they are descendants of bread factory workers who lived there
By Greg Dor
News | 15 July 2026
Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal
Two massive water-hungry and energy-hungry data centres are proposed next to the airport
News | 14 July 2026
Gugulethu’s apartheid-era hostels finally get a facelift
But residents accuse City of Cape Town of prioritising the flats that face the main road
News | 14 July 2026
Pietermaritzburg’s R1-billion transport flop
No buses operate on Msunduzi Municipality’s failed public transport system
News | 13 July 2026
Treasury says freezing R13.5bn for 69 municipalities should not disrupt services
If municipalities address unauthorised, irregular, and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, funds could be released within the month
News | 9 July 2026