Brief

UNISA students, workers, protest in Pietermaritzburg

Mediator appointed in wage dispute

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Brief | 4 February 2020

Khayelitsha man makes lamps from plastic bottles

Siphamandla Ntshewula hopes his invention will help learners study

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Brief | 31 January 2020

We don’t need coal, say protesters at coal conference

Extinction Rebellion calls for the use of solar, wind and tidal power

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Brief | 30 January 2020

East London eco-park is in ruins

Municipality denies it has neglected R14 million project

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Brief | 30 January 2020

Frustrated Dunoon residents block road with rubbish they’ve picked up

Blocked drains and illegal dumping plague area

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Brief | 30 January 2020

UNISA students protest against NSFAS exclusions

Protesters claim that some returning students who achieved more than 50% pass marks have not had their funding renewed

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Brief | 28 January 2020

Greenmarket Square refugees reject City of Cape Town’s offer of reintegration

Cape High Court expected to rule tomorrow on whether City can enforce by-laws

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Brief | 27 January 2020

Traders and shopowners face off over sewage spill

Motorists are splashing sewage onto my meat, says Cape Town trader

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Brief | 27 January 2020

“I’m still shaking with fear” says Newcastle shop owner - STORY RETRACTED

Dozens of immigrant-owned stores in Osizweni and Madadeni were ransacked and vandalised on Thursday

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Protest shuts down overcrowded school

Parents demand temporary classrooms to accommodate learners who were sent home

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Train commuters protest after being told to move to second-class carriage

Metrorail apologises for ticket conductor’s behaviour

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Township schools run sports events in the street

MEC tells schools to apply for Lottery funding

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Fifteen-year wait for KwaNobuhle bridge finally over

Construction underway on a new bridge where dozens of learners cross river daily

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Brief | 24 January 2020

R1 billion to be spent on Cape Town’s broken Central Line, promises PRASA

But line still won’t be fully open until 2021

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Brief | 23 January 2020

Security guards on strike in Mpumalanga after province fails to pay

Workers won’t be paid until April, says union

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Brief | 23 January 2020

Eastern Cape hall named after Mandela is derelict

Blue Crane Route Municipality admits it’s at fault

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Brief | 23 January 2020