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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 Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
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
News | 5 February 2026
Basic income grant policy will take another year at least
Revised policy will be sent to Cabinet in March 2027
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 Justin Brown
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 David Capel
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
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 Vincent Lali
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 Liezl Human
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
News | 28 January 2026