Brief
SASSA: Long queues, broken toilets and no service after lunchtime
People have to make repeat visits to get help at the Umlazi SASSA office
Brief | 21 September 2026
South African journalist Micah Reddy missing in Djibouti
Local fixer, Kooki Mahmoud, also missing since Saturday noon
Brief | 20 September 2026
Exceptional El Niño puts southern Africa on drought alert
Pacific Ocean temperatures far above normal raise the risk of low summer rainfall, heatwaves and pressure on food production.
Brief | 18 September 2026
Traders, taxi drivers welcome long-awaited Nyanga rank upgrade
During the major upgrade, the Nyanga Sports Field will temporarily accommodate Golden Arrow buses, taxis, traders and toilets
Brief | 18 September 2026
Hundreds of refugees bused from Durban to Lindela
But about 150 people who had been camped outside Home Affairs since May have opted to stay
Brief | 15 September 2026
Bidvest packaging workers on strike
Workers demand 9% increase, shift allowances and bonuses
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 11 September 2026
Eastern Cape woman’s soup kitchen gives more than warm meals
Nodumo Mashiyane cooks, out of her own pocket, for elderly residents and orphans in Ngqele village, Middledrift
Brief | 11 September 2026
We checked 470 toilets in this Cape Town informal settlement. Only 45 were working
“Only those who are desperate still live here” says Marikana community leader
Brief | 11 September 2026
March and March returns to refugee camp after violent clashes
The refugees’ blankets and other belongings at the camp were set alight and stones were thrown.
Brief | 10 September 2026