Brief
SRD grant recipients queue all day at Benoni SASSA office – only to be turned away
Beneficiaries trying to update their details or reinstate payments say they have to make multiple trips because the system of often down and queues are very long and slow
Brief | 19 May 2026
Pensioners queue from 2am at SASSA office in Tshwane
Beneficiaries sleep on cardboard outside the Soshanguve office
Brief | 19 May 2026
Government may finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be developed for housing
An estimated 67,000 homes could be built at Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield
Brief | 18 May 2026
Chief Justice dismisses bid by former PRASA board members to sue Zondo
The former board members are seeking to set aside findings of corruption made against them by the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture
Brief | 15 May 2026
Commuters to pay up to R5 more on taxi fares from Monday
Taxi association says some drivers are struggling to meet their loan payments and have had their vehicles repossessed
Brief | 15 May 2026
Immigrants shut their shops as copycat March and March protest held in Matatiele
“We are not xenophobic, we want to assist Home Affairs” says march organiser
Brief | 14 May 2026
Kariega residents protest over electricity woes
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it is attending to over 1,100 cable and line faults across the metro
Brief | 14 May 2026
Schools left in darkness as municipal bills mount
Gauteng education department says schools must pay for electricity themselves
Brief | 12 May 2026
Khayelitsha families relocated at last after weather delays and protests
The City of Cape Town says it moved about 1,000 families from a flood-prone area for their safety
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 8 May 2026