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Massacre on the Cape Flats: police search for gunmen
Eight people shot dead in shebeen in Marikana informal settlement
News | 17 January 2026
Education department blames late applications for unplaced learners
Hundreds of parents queued outside the Western Cape Education Department’s offices in Mitchells Plain on Friday
News | 16 January 2026
Overberg fires: saving the tortoises and snakes
Kogelberg centre says thousands of animals may have died
By Liz McGregor
News | 15 January 2026
Cops who tortured man are still on duty
These police beat Juma Igiraneza, not suspected of any crime, with a bat and smothered him with a plastic bag. They were caught red-handed on CCTV.
News | 14 January 2026
Dunoon fire victims rush to rebuild homes as City proposes reblocking
The fire at Doornbach informal settlement left thousands homeless and over 600 structures destroyed
News | 13 January 2026
KZN rolls out controversial circumcision device amid safety concerns
The safety and track record of the CircumQ devices has been questioned
News | 13 January 2026
Why people from Lesotho cross the border illegally
Document offices across the country overwhelmed over the festive season with long queues
News | 12 January 2026
Social housing set to be built at Salt River Market this year
Funding is secured, but about 50 families living in an informal settlement still need to be relocated
News | 12 January 2026
Raising revenue from alien invasives
A pilot project in the Overberg aims to produce useful agricultural products using cleared invasive plants
By John Yeld
News | 9 January 2026