Brief

SASSA crackdown overwhelms KZN offices

People have to return several times to apply for grants or complete reviews

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Brief | 11 February 2026

Nigel homeowners take to the streets over water outage

The area has experienced an intermittent water supply for years and taps have been dry since last week

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Brief | 10 February 2026

Zukiswa Wanner describes her detention by Israel

Global Sumud Flotilla activists announce 2026 mission to Gaza

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Brief | 9 February 2026

Melville enters third week without water

Volunteers work shifts to provide 50 litres of water per person per day

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Brief | 9 February 2026

Gaza flotilla members visit Robben Island: call for release of Palestinian prisoners

The group compared Israel’s detention and justice system to apartheid South Africa

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Brief | 9 February 2026

Johannesburg and Pretoria Masters’ offices still without permanent heads

Masters’ offices remain under acting appointments after terms expired

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Brief | 6 February 2026

Gangsters shut down Khayelitsha clinic

Security guards were held for ransom. The clinic has been closed all week.

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Brief | 5 February 2026

Learners taught in mud brick classrooms built by parents in 1958

Overcrowded school in Limpopo has waited years for new classrooms

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Brief | 5 February 2026

Private school misleads parents about matric accreditation

Parents say they were not consulted before 75 learners were transferred from Elshaddai Learning Academy to Lee Rand High School

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Brief | 5 February 2026