Brief

Activists launch #PatrickMustFall campaign

Dozens of women from the Cape Flats protested in Constantia on Monday

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Brief | 9 August 2022

Bodies are still missing after Durban’s devastating April floods

Families lose hope of ever finding their loved ones

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Brief | 8 August 2022

Most applicants for Social Relief of Distress grants are young

Approximately 600,000 SRD grant applicants hold tertiary qualifications

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Brief | 5 August 2022

Department promises new school after protest by fed-up learners

Plans for new buildings for Eyabantu Senior Secondary School are underway, says spokesperson

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Brief | 4 August 2022

200 cases dropped in three months because of police inefficiency, report finds

Dockets often lost, says court monitoring team run by the Western Cape Department of Community Safety.

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Brief | 4 August 2022

Women march to police station after body found in wheelie bin

Nyanga protesters demand visible policing and CCTV cameras

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Brief | 3 August 2022

Two people killed as Tembisa brought to a standstill by protests

Ekurhuleni mayor believes protest is aimed at making the township “ungovernable” for the DA-led coalition

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Brief | 1 August 2022

Horses work “magic” for children with disabilities

The South African Riding for the Disabled Association runs free lessons for 50 children a week near Durban

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Brief | 1 August 2022

Boys play soccer in neglected Gugulethu Cemetery

Petition launched to get City of Cape Town to fix the graveyard

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Brief | 1 August 2022

Cape Town law enforcement officer on trial for murder next month

The officer is charged with shooting dead a homeless man, Dumisani Joxo, in January

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Brief | 29 July 2022

ANC has done nothing for us since 1994, says hostel resident

Hostels built in Tshwane for council workers in the 1960s are falling apart

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Brief | 29 July 2022

Electricity poles uprooted by shack dwellers demanding power

Kariega protesters are threatening to intensify their action if City fails to meet their demand

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Brief | 28 July 2022

NUMSA office-bearer “election” goes ahead despite interdict

Labour Court judge says decision to proceed with congress was “unwise”

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Brief | 28 July 2022

Relocation is “on track”, Mbalula tells families living along railway line

Metrorail line in Langa to be vacated in November

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Brief | 27 July 2022

After 9 months, relief for thirsty Madibeng villagers

Water supply restored after Madibeng Municipality settles R155-million of its enormous debt to the City of Tshwane

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Brief | 26 July 2022

Dunoon residents hope years of “tip-toeing over sewage” will end

City of Cape Town is installing new pipes to alleviate “overburdened” sewerage system

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Brief | 25 July 2022