South Africa

Showdown over proposed family grant

Civil society says it won't work, but government document claims it is the best option

Immigrant children use art to show how prejudice hurts

“I have never been to the DRC. I speak Sesotho fluently and a bit of Afrikaans but I am treated very differently by my peers.”

Cape Town’s polluted vleis costing jobs

Sewage spills are damaging local businesses and international tourism

Fishers march against lobster quota

Minister Barbara Creecy agrees to some of their demands

Church calls on religious organisations to support vaccination

Out-of-work protesters claim labour department glitch prevents them from getting UIF

Former Ekhurhuleni employees threaten not to vote

Give us better cops, say Mitchells Plain protesters

Residents of one of Cape Town’s largest townships demand better cops

Elections 2021: Mogale City in the dumps

High unemployment, crumbling public facilities and failing infrastructure are commonplace in Krugersdorp

Families living in Tsolo forest say they won’t be voting on Monday

The settlement of about 1,000 households has almost no basic services