News

Corruption-riddled Lottery projects incomplete despite promised R65-million

After three years of no progress, their fate is still to be decided according to the NLC

By and

News | 9 February 2026

SASSA suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Close to 400,000 beneficiaries notified their social grants are under review as oversight tightens

By

News | 5 February 2026

Basic income grant policy will take another year at least

Revised policy will be sent to Cabinet in March 2027

By

News | 5 February 2026

Anti-corruption watchdog blames politicians for dire state of Road Accident Fund

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts is conducting an inquiry into the fund

By

News | 2 February 2026

In photos: Huge groups of humpback whales return to West Coast

A wildlife photographer recorded 304 humpback whales on 30 December

By

News | 30 January 2026

25 years ago their land was taken from them. They still haven’t been compensated

The community of Ha Rapokolana was moved for the Mohale Dam which supplies water to South Africa

By

News | 30 January 2026

Leticia Nquma has been warned she’ll be evicted soon. But she’s still painting her shack pink

Dozens of families in Sinqawunqawu, Cape Town, live under the threat of eviction from land owned by Shoprite

By

News | 29 January 2026

Government is killing the film industry, say protesters

Hundreds of industry professionals marched in Cape Town calling for a meeting with trade and industry minister

By

News | 28 January 2026

State is blocking access to SASSA grants, argue activists

The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and the #PayTheGrants campaign want the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss government’s appeal

By

News | 28 January 2026