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Budget postponement is a “blessing in disguise” says COSATU
Hundreds marched in Cape Town ahead of budget announcement
By Liezl Human
News | 19 February 2025
Can the SRD grant court order be implemented? Activists say yes
The Department of Social Development is to appeal the recent ruling. But #PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice say it should and can be implemented
News | 19 February 2025
Chaotic switch to Black Card: What Postbank says it’s doing to fix the problems
More than 2-million people still need to switch
News | 18 February 2025
SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe
Department of Justice says a decision is “expected” by month-end
News | 18 February 2025
Teenager hitchhiking to the nearest clinic delivers her stillborn baby on the roadside
Villagers in the Eastern Cape town where Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was born often wait six hours for an ambulance
News | 18 February 2025
HIV patients go weeks without medicines after US aid cut
Legal challenges have restored funding but damage has been done
News | 18 February 2025
First day of lectures disrupted as UCT students protest
UCT Vice-Chancellor Mosa Moshabela promises to address students concerns on financial exclusion
News | 17 February 2025
Imam Muhsin Hendricks, who fought for queer rights, assassinated
He reportedly said that the need to be authentic was greater than his fear of death
News | 17 February 2025
Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future
Conservation groups challenge minister’s decision on no-fishing zones around penguin colonies
By John Yeld
News | 17 February 2025