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Dunoon fire victims rush to rebuild homes as City proposes reblocking
The fire at Doornbach informal settlement left thousands homeless and over 600 structures destroyed
News | 13 January 2026
KZN rolls out controversial circumcision device amid safety concerns
The safety and track record of the CircumQ devices has been questioned
News | 13 January 2026
Why people from Lesotho cross the border illegally
Document offices across the country overwhelmed over the festive season with long queues
News | 12 January 2026
Social housing set to be built at Salt River Market this year
Funding is secured, but about 50 families living in an informal settlement still need to be relocated
News | 12 January 2026
Raising revenue from alien invasives
A pilot project in the Overberg aims to produce useful agricultural products using cleared invasive plants
By John Yeld
News | 9 January 2026
Protesters express solidarity with Palestine Action hunger strikers
“It is a grotesque irony that the law should be used to criminalise opposition to genocide rather than genocide itself,” says South African Jews for a Free Palestine
News | 6 January 2026
Vandals delay urgent Khayelitsha sewerage maintenance
New homes for families living above sewer pipes have been destroyed
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 January 2026
Roof blows off Lesotho airport — after MPs raised red flags
A May 2025 report called for Minister Matjato Moteane’s head. But it appears to have been ignored.
News | 6 January 2026
Future of SRD grant uncertain, says Treasury
Universal Basic Income Coalition says government’s proposals to link the grant to employment-related conditions could exclude eligible beneficiaries
News | 6 January 2026