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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

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News | 28 January 2026

Families return home after fleeing zama zama violence

Hundreds of people spent two weeks in a community hall in Randfontein after armed gangs terrorised the informal settlement of Sporong

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News | 27 January 2026

Cape Town backtracks on closing pools during week

The City says it’s piloting new operating days to now run from Wednesdays to Sundays until April

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News | 26 January 2026

Why is UCT’s Jagger Library still boarded up?

Future of the building, gutted by fire almost five years ago, is still being discussed

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News | 26 January 2026

SRD grant increase is “simply unaffordable” says Treasury

Government appeals ruling that R370 grant regulations are unconstitutional and unlawful

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News | 26 January 2026

On board the Rainbow Warrior — the iconic Greenpeace ship

A world without fossil fuels is possible, says crew

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News | 23 January 2026

Families wait for houses, two months after floods

Hundreds of homes were damaged by floods in uMshwati in November

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News | 23 January 2026

Fire survivors rebuild with bricks despite City regulations

2,600 residents were left homeless in Dunoon informal settlement

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News | 23 January 2026

State Attorney calls for a new Road Accident Fund tribunal

Courts are clogged with thousands of RAF cases

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News | 22 January 2026