SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum
This overturns a high court ruling that the health department would provide treatment at state facilities instead of paying cash damages
Law | 13 February 2026
60 years since District Six declared whites-only area
Many families are still waiting for restitution
Brief | 12 February 2026
KZN sweatshops sued for labour law violations
Bargaining council alleges that pay is below minimum wage and workers endure appalling conditions
Law | 12 February 2026
Limpopo farmers go hungry after floods
One farming cooperative estimates their losses to be up to R350,000
By Thembi Siaga
News | 12 February 2026
Khayelitsha clinic to remain closed after extortion incident
City of Cape Town is conducting a risk assessment
Brief | 12 February 2026
Unregistered private schools leave learners and parents in limbo
School owners in Limpopo say registration process is slow and opaque
By Thembi Siaga
News | 12 February 2026
“Smell me! I haven’t had water for 24 days” protester tells Joburg mayor
Frustrated residents carried empty containers in the streets to protest ongoing water crisis
Brief | 11 February 2026
Court reverses funding cuts for child care
Mahikeng judge ruled that nine non-profit organisations providing child protection services must have their funding restored within ten days
Law | 11 February 2026
Small-scale fishers furious about linefish quota cuts
Government has reduced the traditional fishers’ fleet from 547 to just 77 vessels
By Liezl Human
News | 11 February 2026