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
Housing project grinds to a halt over payment dispute
Contractor is taking Matatiele Local Municipality to court over unpaid fees
News | 11 March 2025
Municipalities are taking more water from dams than they are allowed
One municipality regularly exceeds its water allocation limit yet it received top marks for water management from the water department
Feature | 11 March 2025
We cannot afford to scrap R10-billion budget for Early Childhood Development
February’s postponed budget speech would have announced increased ECD subsidies
Opinion | 11 March 2025
Home Affairs urges villagers to travel to collect IDs – and then turns them away
“What frustrates me most is that these people came to us, begging us to apply for these IDs that we don’t even need”
News | 10 March 2025
Police mum on Muhsin Hendricks murder investigation
Memorial held at Open Mosque in Wynberg at the weekend
News | 10 March 2025
Here’s how a disabled person spent their grant
We spent time with 31-year-old Khanyo Mantshi from Khayelitsha who says his grant falls short of his needs
News | 10 March 2025
People living in abandoned Cape Town building face eviction
About 30 people have been living in 104 Darling Street for more than two decades
Photo Essay | 10 March 2025