Brief
Hundreds block busy Golden Highway to demand water
Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents near Lenasia say the water tanked in by Joburg Water isn’t enough for everyone
Brief | 3 March 2025
No-fee school sends learners home for not paying donations
Alfonso Arries Primary School in Gqeberha said parents took a decision to donate R100 per child to fix the crumbling school
Brief | 28 February 2025
Picket for water budget increase during Joburg council meeting
Activists gather outside the City Council in Braamfontein to picket about water challenges affecting millions of residents
Brief | 27 February 2025
Mass protest against failing Makana municipality
Archbishop calls for immediate removal of mayor, speaker and chief financial officer
Brief | 27 February 2025
Durban students protest housing crisis
Hundreds of Thekwini College TVET students say they haven’t been able to pay for residences due to funding bungle
Brief | 25 February 2025
UCT and SRC strike deal to help students with outstanding debt
The university says it will not be “covering or waiving” any debt
By Liezl Human
Brief | 24 February 2025
Former tavern has served as a clinic for decades
Eastern Cape health department has no funds to build Tsomo a clinic
Brief | 24 February 2025
Hundreds join pro-Palestine rally in Sea Point
Palestine Solidarity Campaign renews call for SA government to cut ties with Israel, among other demands
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 22 February 2025
Union calls on government to save steelworkers’ jobs
3,500 jobs at risk in the industry as ArcelorMittal considers retrenchments
Brief | 21 February 2025