Hundreds protest in Gauteng over social development funding issues
NGOs call for an end to delayed payments, an overhaul of the payment process and transparency
By Seth Thorne
News | 22 May 2026
Katlehong residents use digger to tear up main road during protest
Protesters say their pleas for electricity, flushing toilets and housing have fallen on deaf ears
Brief | 22 May 2026
Human Rights Commission blasts “uncaring” Gauteng municipalities for water crisis
The commission said mismanagement, infrastructure neglect and systemic corruption to blame
By Seth Thorne
News | 22 May 2026
Gauteng water crisis in the spotlight at SAHRC inquiry
Auditor-General and civil society organisations made submissions on Tuesday
By Seth Thorne
News | 20 May 2026
SRD grant recipients queue all day at Benoni SASSA office – only to be turned away
Beneficiaries trying to update their details or reinstate payments say they have to make multiple trips because the system is often down and queues are very long and slow
Brief | 19 May 2026
Pensioners queue from 2am at SASSA office in Tshwane
Beneficiaries sleep on cardboard outside the Soshanguve office
Brief | 19 May 2026
Private health providers don’t need government permission to operate, ConCourt rules
The apex court has unanimously ruled that sections of the National Health Act requiring private hospitals and doctors to get government permission to operate, were unconstitutional
Law | 18 May 2026
Constitutional Court rules asylum seekers once rejected cannot reapply
The majority judgment found that the Refugees Act is silent on reapplications and the court would come dangerously close to legislating if it allowed these
Law | 13 May 2026
Schools left in darkness as municipal bills mount
Gauteng education department says schools must pay for electricity themselves
Brief | 12 May 2026