Khayelitsha brothers turn invasive hyacinth into biochar business
Siyanda and Akhona Sopangisa hope to sell biochar to farmers
By Vincent Lali
News | 9 October 2026
SASSA at 20 years: 73% of pensioners receive the old age grant
Grant has helped reduce poverty, but it is being stretched to maintain households
Text by Marecia Damons. Chart by The Outlier.
Charts | 9 October 2026
Tshwane silent on Bronkhorstspruit’s discoloured water
Residents say they are worried about possibly getting water-borne illnesses
Brief | 9 October 2026
Violence and mayhem in Durban anti-immigrant march
One person reportedly shot and in hospital
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 8 October 2026
Farm workers march in Cape Town for public land to be released for housing
The march followed the three-day National Farm Worker Platform, hosted by the Women on Farms Project
By Liezl Human
Brief | 8 October 2026
Ekurhuleni police force employed convicted killers, Parliament told
Damning draft report presented to SCOPA lists critical governance and financial failures across five cities
Feature | 8 October 2026
Households on Cape Town sewage pond demand to be relocated
On Wednesday residents of Siyangena informal settlement in Philippi East protested
Brief | 8 October 2026
Communities caught between floods and dry taps
Climate change is making municipal water failures worse
Opinion | 8 October 2026
Rehab workers unpaid as Gauteng owes R1.17-million
Months of non-payment are pushing social workers to the brink
By Seth Thorne
News | 8 October 2026
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