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KZN flood victims stuck in emergency housing, three years later
Hundreds of families are living in apartment buildings leased by the City of eThekwini
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken
News | 11 February 2026
End nepotism in Lesotho’s public service, warns law group
Section Two accuses the government of running a closed shop and not advertising positions as required by law
News | 11 February 2026
Lesotho dam project misses deadline to pay multi-million compensation claim
Following a landmark appeal case, dozens more community associations have come forward to demand compensation that the Lesotho Highlands Water Project was meant to pay in 2013.
News | 10 February 2026
District Six families vow to fight eviction
“Who would have thought back then that it would have turned out like this today” says 69-year-old resident
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 10 February 2026
Corruption-riddled Lottery projects incomplete despite promised R65-million
After three years of no progress, their fate is still to be decided according to the NLC
By Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
News | 9 February 2026
SASSA suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown
Close to 400,000 beneficiaries notified their social grants are under review as oversight tightens
News | 5 February 2026
Basic income grant policy will take another year at least
Revised policy will be sent to Cabinet in March 2027
News | 5 February 2026
Anti-corruption watchdog blames politicians for dire state of Road Accident Fund
Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts is conducting an inquiry into the fund
By Justin Brown
News | 2 February 2026
In photos: Huge groups of humpback whales return to West Coast
A wildlife photographer recorded 304 humpback whales on 30 December
By David Capel
News | 30 January 2026