Brief
Chaos in Parliament as debate on new lottery board chair explodes
Debate on a shortlist of three candidates was suspended, then postponed, after MK and EFF MPs repeatedly raised points of order
Brief | 25 March 2026
Stellenbosch backyarders demand housing on golf course
Backyarders marched to the mayor’s office on Tuesday
Brief | 25 March 2026
Durban flood victims left without power
Families caught up in battle over rents and rates
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 25 March 2026
Meet the moms making maths fun
MathMoms trains women on the Cape Flats to teach children maths
Brief | 24 March 2026
Hundreds of Soweto residents protest in Pretoria for a flat rate electricity tariff
They want the regulator to introduce a flat rate of R350 for poor households
Brief | 23 March 2026
Bizeleni Gwanya and her disabled daughter were promised an RDP house. Years later, they are still in a mud house
The Flagstaff-Ingquza housing project has stalled due to budget constraints, says Eastern Cape government
Brief | 23 March 2026
SA Human Rights Commission must compel government to end hunger, activists demand
1 in 5 households experience moderate food insecurity, according to StatsSA
Brief | 23 March 2026
Shosholoza Meyl faces uncertain future
Long-distance trains to return in 2027 but funding for locomotives is unclear
Brief | 23 March 2026
Durban police brutality case: magistrate and defence face off
Sudden request to change lawyers prompts magistrate to ask if it is a deliberate tactic to delay the case
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 20 March 2026