Brief
Our pool is a dumping site, say Joburg residents
Only 32 of the city’s 57 public pools are open this summer
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 5 March 2026
Train to Mitchell’s Plain finally gets going
But equipment failures are already causing delays
Brief | 4 March 2026
UCT staff strike ends as agreement is reached
Unions accept 3.5% increase as progress made on other issues
By Liezl Human
Brief | 3 March 2026
Woman with throat cancer waits 11 years for house
Noncedo Holiwe lives in a crumbling, two-roomed mud house with broken windows and a leaking roof
Brief | 3 March 2026
Fix our park, frustrated residents tell City of Cape Town
The municipality says the park in Driftsands is earmarked for repairs this financial year
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 3 March 2026
Philippi East massacre: second suspect appears in court
A third suspect is still at large
Brief | 3 March 2026
Activists demand government improve maternal health care
More than 50 mothers and activists picketed outside the National Department of Health in Pretoria to demand better maternity healthcare
Brief | 2 March 2026
Cape Town attorney sentenced for slashing neighbour’s car tyres
Gary Trappler must pay R7,500 in damages
Brief | 2 March 2026
Learners stand on bus steps with doors open to get to school
Government-contracted buses are chronically overloaded
Brief | 2 March 2026