Brief

Metro police block roads in protest over working conditions

City of Ekhurhuleni says the protest is unlawful

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Brief | 19 March 2025

PRASA can’t say when Durban’s Northern Coast line will open again

Agreement not yet reached between Transnet and PRASA

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Brief | 19 March 2025

Eskom suspends services in part of Khayelitsha after hijacking

Employees were robbed at gunpoint in Makhaza

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Brief | 18 March 2025

Families charged R5 to use mobile toilets in Dunoon

Residents of informal settlement say they are forced to pay to use stolen toilets

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Brief | 18 March 2025

SASSA battling to find a permanent office in Khayelitsha

Agency plans to improve rented office space

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Brief | 13 March 2025

Kariega protesters demand to see mayor, boo ward councillor

Informal settlement residents blocked the R344 on Wednesday, demanding better services

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Brief | 12 March 2025

Eastern Cape protesters bring traffic to a standstill

Protesters want a new bridge and better roads

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Brief | 11 March 2025

SASSA gets about 80,000 new SRD grant applications each month

17.4-million people have applied for the Social Relief of Distress grant since it was introduced in May 2020

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Brief | 11 March 2025

Hundreds block busy Golden Highway to demand water

Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents near Lenasia say the water tanked in by Joburg Water isn’t enough for everyone

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Brief | 3 March 2025

No-fee school sends learners home for not paying donations

Alfonso Arries Primary School in Gqeberha said parents took a decision to donate R100 per child to fix the crumbling school

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Brief | 28 February 2025

Picket for water budget increase during Joburg council meeting

Activists gather outside the City Council in Braamfontein to picket about water challenges affecting millions of residents

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Brief | 27 February 2025

Mass protest against failing Makana municipality

Archbishop calls for immediate removal of mayor, speaker and chief financial officer

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Brief | 27 February 2025

Durban students protest housing crisis

Hundreds of Thekwini College TVET students say they haven’t been able to pay for residences due to funding bungle

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Brief | 25 February 2025

UCT and SRC strike deal to help students with outstanding debt

The university says it will not be “covering or waiving” any debt

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Brief | 24 February 2025