Brief
Eastern Cape protesters bring traffic to a standstill
Protesters want a new bridge and better roads
Brief | 11 March 2025
SASSA gets about 80,000 new SRD grant applications each month
17.4-million people have applied for the Social Relief of Distress grant since it was introduced in May 2020
Brief | 11 March 2025
COSAS marches on education department and calls for minister to resign
Raft of demands handed over
Brief | 7 March 2025
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