Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future

Conservation groups challenge minister’s decision on no-fishing zones around penguin colonies

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News | 17 February 2025

Fraud flagged at the Compensation Fund

The Fund has been failing audits for 12 years and counting, Parliament told

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News | 17 February 2025

Protest at medical conference against Israeli speaker

Activists condemn Professor Didi Fabian’s presence at the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa’s Congress

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Brief | 14 February 2025

More than half of 2024 strikes were unprotected

The number of strikes has been stable over the past few years

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Brief | 14 February 2025

Deadline to replace SASSA Gold Cards extended to 20 March

This comes as thousands of beneficiaries have been queuing for hours outside service points across the country to get the new Black Card

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Brief | 14 February 2025

Learners miss days of school due to protests in rural KZN

Villagers of Odadeni and KwaQoloqolo have been protesting since Monday for water, among other demands.

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Brief | 14 February 2025

What to expect when you’re expecting during a climate crisis

Rising global temperatures pose a serious threat to health of pregnant women and babies, say Wits researchers

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News | 14 February 2025

Pensioners queue for hours to replace expiring SASSA cards

“If I don’t change my card there will be no income in my house,” says 84-year-old KZN pensioner

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News | 14 February 2025

Protesters angry that Gqeberha company is using workers from Durban

Ibhayi Workers Forum demonstrated outside Dormac in Markman industrial area

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Brief | 13 February 2025

No water from the City of Tshwane, so families turn to illegal suppliers

The 12,000 households in Azania informal settlement have no official supply of water

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News | 13 February 2025

Gugulethu’s filthy rat-infested canal

City says the road maintenance team only cleans the canal for stormwater purposes not to address illegal dumping

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Brief | 13 February 2025

Off-duty cop accused of brutally assaulting Cape Town man

Unconscious victim dumped at community clinic

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News | 13 February 2025

Elderly people march in Pretoria, demanding houses

Some have been waiting since 1996

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Brief | 12 February 2025

Free State students return to class after protests pause

But SRC warns protests could start again if the university’s management fails to follow through on its commitments

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Brief | 12 February 2025

South African book at centre of raid on Jerusalem bookshop

Educational Bookshop, opened in 1984, is the best-known bookstore in occupied East Jerusalem

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News | 12 February 2025

Bishopscourt land claimants to finally break ground on housing development

This comes 20 years after their claim was officially granted

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News | 12 February 2025