Brief
Eastern Cape government hub gutted by fire
Vital government records and archives are feared to have been destroyed
Brief | 26 March 2026
Ekurhuleni’s “ghost workers” demand jobs and compensation
About 200 former EPWP workers say the municipal database shows them earning salaries 11 years after their contracts ended
Brief | 26 March 2026
Minister sends back “completely inadequate” report on police headquarters scandal
Report fails to identify those responsible for the Telkom Towers mess, Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson tells Parliament
Brief | 26 March 2026
Limpopo EPWP workers left unpaid for months
The workers were part of a project implemented through the Collen Mashawana Foundation
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 26 March 2026
Chaos in Parliament as debate on new lottery board chair explodes
Debate on a shortlist of three candidates was suspended, then postponed, after MK and EFF MPs repeatedly raised points of order
Brief | 25 March 2026
Stellenbosch backyarders demand housing on golf course
Backyarders marched to the mayor’s office on Tuesday
Brief | 25 March 2026
Durban flood victims left without power
Families caught up in battle over rents and rates
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 25 March 2026
Meet the moms making maths fun
MathMoms trains women on the Cape Flats to teach children maths
Brief | 24 March 2026
Hundreds of Soweto residents protest in Pretoria for a flat rate electricity tariff
They want the regulator to introduce a flat rate of R350 for poor households
Brief | 23 March 2026