Brief
Community blames loadshedding for fire that left 300 people homeless
City says no evidence points to loadshedding as a cause for the blaze but cautions residents to switch off appliances during these times.
Brief | 10 February 2023
Rats, cockroaches, rubbish: life in an abandoned apartheid hostel
The 34-roomed dome building has been abandoned for about 20 years and no one has taken responsibility for fixing it
Brief | 9 February 2023
“Total madness”: Fishers protest against ocean drilling
TotalEnergies plans to drill for oil and gas between Mossel Bay and Cape St Francis
Brief | 9 February 2023
Buckets to catch water in Free State hospital’s leaking wards
Nurses downed tools last week over poor conditions at Boitumelo Regional Hospital in Kroonstad
Brief | 9 February 2023
University asks NSFAS to scrap cap on accommodation allowance
Pretoria students say they will struggle to find lodgings
Brief | 8 February 2023
No lights, no photocopier, broken toilets: the SASSA office in Mokopane is a mess
Agency moved into “temporary” offices more than a year ago
Brief | 8 February 2023
Distell workers down tools and picket
Workers want minority union Solidarity to be recognised by employer
By Liezl Human
Brief | 7 February 2023
Outsourced guards accuse Ekurhuleni municipality of failing to pay them
Protesting security employees say non-payments have become a problem since the coalition government took over, but mayor’s office says payments to security companies are up-to-date
Brief | 6 February 2023
Mamelodi school under investigation for policy excluding pregnant learners
Gauteng Department of Education has announced a probe into Stanza Bopape Secondary School
Brief | 6 February 2023