Budget 2026: Social grants to go up in April

Increases are slightly more than inflation

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News | 25 February 2026

PRASA whistleblowers make last bid to get their jobs back

Martha Ngoye and Tiro Holele want Concourt to reinstate their jobs

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Law | 25 February 2026

Concourt rules on constructive dismissal after 18 months

Employee cannot succeed in constructive dismissal claim because he anticipates that working conditions will become intolerable

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Law | 25 February 2026

What Cape Town can still do to address its housing crisis

With a backlog of 600,000 housing units and the state only providing 2,500 a year, there is a role for the private sector to play

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Explainer | 25 February 2026

Budget 2026: civil society groups call for a R1,750-a-month social grant

“The government needs to tax the rich”

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News | 24 February 2026

Fire victims stuck as housing plans fall through

Families in Doornbach settlement in Cape Town are still waiting for emergency housing, six weeks after the fire

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News | 24 February 2026

Lottery crook fails to get his pension back

Phillemon Letwaba’s bid to unfreeze his pension has been dismissed

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News | 24 February 2026

Labour Court refuses to enforce school principal’s reinstatement

Judge finds no “exceptional circumstances” to justify Wesley Neumann’s immediate return to Heathfield High

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News | 24 February 2026

This might be the worst Master’s Office in the country

Lawyers says backlogs in Mbombela have created an “unacceptable” situation with people waiting lengthy periods for routine matters to be finalised

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Feature | 24 February 2026