Brief
School withdraws xenophobic letter
“If any foreign child arrives here on Monday we will phone the police …” - Eastleigh Primary letter to parents
By Shaista Amod
Brief | 27 February 2017
“We are packed like sardines” say protesters at Gugulethu school
Parents and schoolchildren join teachers’ protest against overcrowding and unpaid salaries at Mseki Primary
Brief | 27 February 2017
Home Affairs sued over sex description
Three transgender women and their spouses seek to compel Home Affairs to amend the national population register, their birth certificates, and issue new IDs.
By Ray Mwareya
Brief | 23 February 2017
Spar protester appears in court
Community turns out in numbers to offer support
Brief | 23 February 2017
Finance Minister announces 9% boost in social grant spending
Old age grant to rise R90 to R1,600 a month
Brief | 22 February 2017
Europe’s rubbish cleared in Nyanga
Mounds of garbage uncollected since December removed after residents agree to use City database
Brief | 22 February 2017
Two lecturers suspended over homophobic taunts
Blade Nzimande says “Constitution is absolutely clear” on discrimination
Brief | 21 February 2017
Police fire rubber bullets at Spar protesters
Residents say retailer has fenced off pathway to taxi rank
Brief | 20 February 2017
Registration to resume on all WSU campuses
Student leaders and Walter Sisulu University management reach agreement
Brief | 15 February 2017