Film workers blame Pretoria for bringing industry “to its knees”

Protest outside DTIC headquarters

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Brief | 29 January 2026

Parents exhume son’s remains five years after state mistakenly buried him

In 2021, Msindisi Phike was buried by the state as a pauper while his family was still waiting for his DNA results to be completed

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Brief | 29 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

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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

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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

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News | 28 January 2026

Keep your teacher, we don’t want her, parents tell education department

Parents demand removal of Eastern Cape school principal

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Brief | 28 January 2026

Family demands answers after teen drowns in mining pit

It is unclear who owns the land where the accident occurred. Police have called for assistance.

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Brief | 28 January 2026

Philippi remembers massacre victims

Nine people were killed in a shooting at a tavern last Saturday

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Brief | 28 January 2026

Upgrades to Polokwane taxi rank delayed for months

Polokwane municipality says R36-million project will be completed by March 2026

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Brief | 28 January 2026