Brief
Bidvest packaging workers on strike
Workers demand 9% increase, shift allowances and bonuses
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 11 September 2026
Eastern Cape woman’s soup kitchen gives more than warm meals
Nodumo Mashiyane cooks, out of her own pocket, for elderly residents and orphans in Ngqele village, Middledrift
Brief | 11 September 2026
We checked 470 toilets in this Cape Town informal settlement. Only 45 were working
“Only those who are desperate still live here” says Marikana community leader
Brief | 11 September 2026
March and March returns to refugee camp after violent clashes
The refugees’ blankets and other belongings at the camp were set alight and stones were thrown.
Brief | 10 September 2026
Cape Town “killing field” to be used for housing
R7.6-million Seawinds park was stripped and vandalised
Brief | 10 September 2026
Asylum seekers protest in Gqeberha
Refugee Reception Offices are effectively closed to new applicants, and the online renewal system is not working
Brief | 9 September 2026
Sugar workers end four-week strike
Employers agree to a 6% wage hike, backdated to April
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 9 September 2026
Protesters block Cape Town roads, demanding electricity
But Siyangena informal settlement is built on land not owned by the state
Brief | 9 September 2026
Ngcobo taxi drivers meet government to resolve Intercape bus dispute
On Monday afternoon, scores of taxis formed a long convoy through the town near the municipal offices. They have been striking since 18 August.
Brief | 7 September 2026