Call to scrap “apartheid-era” passport control with Lesotho
A human rights organisation has petitioned South Africa’s Parliament to scrap passports at Lesotho borders
Brief | 29 January 2026
Leticia Nquma has been warned she’ll be evicted soon. But she’s still painting her shack pink
Dozens of families in Sinqawunqawu, Cape Town, live under the threat of eviction from land owned by Shoprite
By Vincent Lali
News | 29 January 2026
Government is killing the film industry, say protesters
Hundreds of industry professionals marched in Cape Town calling for a meeting with trade and industry minister
By Liezl Human
News | 28 January 2026
State is blocking access to SASSA grants, argue activists
The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and the #PayTheGrants campaign want the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss government’s appeal
News | 28 January 2026
Keep your teacher, we don’t want her, parents tell education department
Parents demand removal of Eastern Cape school principal
Brief | 28 January 2026
Family demands answers after teen drowns in mining pit
It is unclear who owns the land where the accident occurred. Police have called for assistance.
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 28 January 2026
Philippi remembers massacre victims
Nine people were killed in a shooting at a tavern last Saturday
Brief | 28 January 2026
Upgrades to Polokwane taxi rank delayed for months
Polokwane municipality says R36-million project will be completed by March 2026
Brief | 28 January 2026
Families return home after fleeing zama zama violence
Hundreds of people spent two weeks in a community hall in Randfontein after armed gangs terrorised the informal settlement of Sporong
News | 27 January 2026