Brief
Huge queues outside SASSA offices in KwaMashu
Grant beneficiaries complain they have not received their money
Brief | 4 July 2025
Durban residents battle “sewage crisis”
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is to take the eThekwini municipality to court
Brief | 4 July 2025
Global Fund to cut R1.4-billion to SA for HIV, TB and malaria
Global Fund is reducing funding to over 100 countries amidst shortfalls
By Liezl Human
Brief | 3 July 2025
No water to put out fire: man dies
Neighbours in Makhanda say they could not save Thandisizwe Nondlwana when his house caught alight
Brief | 2 July 2025
Two people collapse after waiting hours outside SASSA in Mamelodi
Beneficiaries want shorter waiting times and better service from staff at the office
Brief | 30 June 2025
Giyani’s rotting market stalls still empty after 14 years
More than 800 hawkers continue trading without toilets or water
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 30 June 2025
R10-million emergency lottery funding for flood-ravaged Eastern Cape
The money was approved swiftly using a new funding mechanism that replaced one that had been mired in corruption
Brief | 29 June 2025
In photos: Overcome Heights battered by storm
Ward councillor says there’s a long-term plan to help the community
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Brenton Geach.
Brief | 28 June 2025