Border? What border? This is what South Africa’s frontier with Zimbabwe looks like
Trucks, elephants, donkeys and humans cross the Limpopo River freely
By Nathan Geffen, Ihsaan Haffejee and Maanda Bele
Feature | 29 October 2026
Bad audit opinion for Gauteng Department of Social Development
Irregular expenditure and insufficient controls are a persistent problem
By Seth Thorne
News | 29 October 2026
Activists concerned that Cape Town’s “affordable” housing will not be affordable
Applicants in the Tafelberg case say private-sector “affordable” housing is no substitute for social housing
News | 29 October 2026
Health workers take insourcing demand to the CCMA
“We will picket until we all get employed permanently,” says NUPSAW organiser
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 28 October 2026
Cleaners for luxury property rentals go on strike in Camps Bay
Company says: no work, no pay
By Alice Scott
News | 28 October 2026
Fruit farmers take Premier to court
Five Western Cape fruit producers, the Competition Commission and union AFADWU are taking action over the planned closure of the Tulbagh cannery
By Greg Dor
News | 28 October 2026
Rhodes University launches probe into water after gastro outbreak
Over 100 students and staff have been treated for diarrhoea, stomach cramps and vomiting
Brief | 28 October 2026
Brandvlei prisoners face recurring water shortages
But the Department of Correctional Services says supply was interrupted for only two days after May floods
By Liezl Human
News | 28 October 2026
High Court to decide on asylum seeker detentions
Home Affairs argues asylum seekers who entered country illegally can be detained
Law | 28 October 2026