Brief
13-year-old boy walks and hitchhikes for an hour to get to school every day
Farm school has no scholar transport for about 80 keen learners
Brief | 23 January 2024
Protesters call for total shutdown of Makhado
March over municipality’s failure to provide services planned for Tuesday
Brief | 22 January 2024
Tribunal rejects postponement of Judge Makhubele hearing
Hearings will resume whether or not Makhubele has legal representation, tribunal rules
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 22 January 2024
Attack on Eskom technicians leaves Khayelitsha families without electricity for a month
Services resumed after a meeting with community leaders
Brief | 22 January 2024
Evicted Paarl farm family moved to emergency housing
The Marthinus family lived in a library for a month after being evicted from the farm where they had lived for 20 years
Brief | 18 January 2024
Kariega clinic reopens after residents volunteer to act as security guards
Ten residents have volunteered to rotate guarding the clinic until the stolen fence is replaced
Brief | 17 January 2024
Deadline to open Stellenbosch rail link pushed out two months
Metrorail to run again at the end of February
By Liezl Human
Brief | 17 January 2024
Recipients blocked from getting R350 grant after fraudsters change their cell numbers
SASSA says the SRD grant has placed a massive burden on the agency and plans to implement new software to help prevent fraud
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 16 January 2024
Taps have been dry in this Durban community for more than a decade
“My daughter was a year old when I last saw water coming out of our taps. She will be 14 next month,” says frustrated Bester resident
Brief | 16 January 2024