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Budget 2026: Social grants to go up in April
Increases are slightly more than inflation
By Daniel Steyn
News | 25 February 2026
Budget 2026: civil society groups call for a R1,750-a-month social grant
“The government needs to tax the rich”
News | 24 February 2026
Fire victims stuck as housing plans fall through
Families in Doornbach settlement in Cape Town are still waiting for emergency housing, six weeks after the fire
News | 24 February 2026
Lottery crook fails to get his pension back
Phillemon Letwaba’s bid to unfreeze his pension has been dismissed
News | 24 February 2026
Labour Court refuses to enforce school principal’s reinstatement
Judge finds no “exceptional circumstances” to justify Wesley Neumann’s immediate return to Heathfield High
News | 24 February 2026
Damning probe into Home Affairs names “Prophet” Bushiri
Corrupt officials made millions selling permanent residency permits
News | 23 February 2026
Municipality changes tune after video shows Ensure guards beating man
For months, the Denis Hurley Centre has been alerting officials to complaints about the security company
News | 23 February 2026
IEC commits to make voting easier for people with disabilities
Only 15 out of 18,000 voting officials in the Western Cape identified as having a disability in 2024 elections
News | 20 February 2026
Assassinated Abahlali leader praised for fighting land grab “mafia”
“We don’t know who killed Zweli and we don’t know if we will be next” says housing movement leader, who has been in hiding since the murder
News | 20 February 2026