Brief

Trump’s tariffs could cost Lesotho 30,000 jobs, the IMF warns

Garment exports make up 80% of the country’s exports to the United States

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Brief | 26 September 2025

Keeping the memory of Constantia’s forced removals alive

Heritage Walk by Jaftha family Flower Farm honours displaced families

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Brief | 25 September 2025

Municipal strike called off in Buffalo City

SAMWU members went on strike for a week over outsourcing

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Brief | 23 September 2025

Hundreds of West Rand residents block busy highways over water cuts

Households in Kokosi, Fochville say they’ve been forced to rely on dirty water sources during the outage

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Brief | 23 September 2025

Room at clinic torched after electric wires confiscated in Khayelitsha

Town Two Clinic will be closed until Thursday

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Brief | 23 September 2025

Former home of Mamelodi Sundowns turned into a dump site

People living near the old Hezekiel Mothibe Pitje Stadium want the City of Tshwane to take action

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Brief | 23 September 2025

Twist in rape cover-up trial

Court hears that an internal hearing cleared one of the three police officers on trial

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Brief | 23 September 2025

Hundreds protest for climate solutions

Protestors complain of a lack of access to water and electricity, demanding environmentally sustainable solutions

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Brief | 19 September 2025

Gauteng community’s taps run dry as municipality battles R1.4-billion water debt

The taps in Kokosi, Fochville near Carletonville have been dry for a month after Rand Water implemented water reduction measures against Merafong municipality

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Brief | 18 September 2025

Thousands of municipal workers take to the streets in Buffalo City, despite interdict

Roads around the city barricaded with burning tyres, but SAMWU denies its members were involved

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Brief | 17 September 2025

Chatsworth residents take to the streets over water

Bottlebrush informal settlement has been short of water for four months, they say

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Brief | 16 September 2025

Protesters charged with public violence to appear in court

Six arrested during the protest on Voortrekker Road in Cape Town on Monday

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Brief | 16 September 2025

South Africans caught in Nepal prison fires

13,500 inmates escaped from prisons during riots last week

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Brief | 16 September 2025

Mondlo township quiet after minister’s visit

Last week residents burnt down their municipal offices

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Brief | 16 September 2025

Karoo learners in international robotics competition

Two teams from Carnarvon High School took part in the World Robot Olympiad Open Championship in Slovenia

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Brief | 16 September 2025

Cape Town protesters throw human faeces, burn debris

Families from informal settlements near Maitland cemetery say their attempts to meet with officials from the City for months have been in vain

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Brief | 15 September 2025