Brief
Hundreds stranded in Eastern Cape village after bridge collapses during torrential rains
Many people cannot go to work and learners will be at home until the bridge is repaired
Brief | 15 February 2023
A day in the life of a Cape Town waste collector
Avuyile Masekwane’s job is difficult but she will be sorry when her contract ends
Brief | 14 February 2023
Many Komani shack dwellers dare not move to safety despite floods
The low-lying informal settlement of Silvertown has been under water since Wednesday
Brief | 10 February 2023
Community blames loadshedding for fire that left 300 people homeless
City says no evidence points to loadshedding as a cause for the blaze but cautions residents to switch off appliances during these times.
Brief | 10 February 2023
Rats, cockroaches, rubbish: life in an abandoned apartheid hostel
The 34-roomed dome building has been abandoned for about 20 years and no one has taken responsibility for fixing it
Brief | 9 February 2023
“Total madness”: Fishers protest against ocean drilling
TotalEnergies plans to drill for oil and gas between Mossel Bay and Cape St Francis
Brief | 9 February 2023
Buckets to catch water in Free State hospital’s leaking wards
Nurses downed tools last week over poor conditions at Boitumelo Regional Hospital in Kroonstad
Brief | 9 February 2023
University asks NSFAS to scrap cap on accommodation allowance
Pretoria students say they will struggle to find lodgings
Brief | 8 February 2023
No lights, no photocopier, broken toilets: the SASSA office in Mokopane is a mess
Agency moved into “temporary” offices more than a year ago
Brief | 8 February 2023