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Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children
Parents say their children are subjected to poor learning conditions at Solomon Mahlangu Primary School
By Vincent Lali
News | 20 February 2025
Parliament urged to pass law on detention of immigrants
Bill hailed as “progressive” by COSATU, but other organisations say it doesn’t go far enough
By Daniel Steyn
News | 20 February 2025
Gugulethu housing project delayed by extortion rackets
Over 570 houses “on hold” in Cape Town
News | 20 February 2025
Budget postponement is a “blessing in disguise” says COSATU
Hundreds marched in Cape Town ahead of budget announcement
By Liezl Human
News | 19 February 2025
Can the SRD grant court order be implemented? Activists say yes
The Department of Social Development is to appeal the recent ruling. But #PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice say it should and can be implemented
News | 19 February 2025
Chaotic switch to Black Card: What Postbank says it’s doing to fix the problems
More than 2-million people still need to switch
News | 18 February 2025
SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe
Department of Justice says a decision is “expected” by month-end
News | 18 February 2025
Teenager hitchhiking to the nearest clinic delivers her stillborn baby on the roadside
Villagers in the Eastern Cape town where Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was born often wait six hours for an ambulance
News | 18 February 2025
HIV patients go weeks without medicines after US aid cut
Legal challenges have restored funding but damage has been done
News | 18 February 2025