Government admits it unlawfully withheld billions from schools
Withholding billions of rands from public schools was unconstitutional, but the schools won’t get the money back
By Gcina Ntsaluba and Chuma Ntshingana
News | 19 August 2026
CPUT students defy order to leave residences
Only a few students have left their residences after university gave them 24-hours to leave
By Emihle Ngwane and Liezl Human
News | 19 August 2026
“They failed us”: Gang violence victims demand justice from Parliament
Families told a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday how their loved ones were killed in gang violence
News | 19 August 2026
Hawks have only half the staff they need
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations needs more investigators
News | 19 August 2026
Life in Tulbagh depends on its canning factory. Now it’s shutting down
Thousands of jobs are at stake
By Greg Dor
Feature | 19 August 2026
Our classrooms “will collapse on us”, says Limpopo learner
Radzambo Secondary School in Matsila village is crumbling, overcrowded and short of teachers
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 19 August 2026
Mass sardine die-off: new threat to African Penguins?
Researchers say it’s too early to draw firm conclusions
By John Yeld
News | 19 August 2026
Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences
This follows days of protests at Cape Peninsula University of Technology
News | 18 August 2026