Joburg residents line the streets and cheer army deployment
A convoy of South African National Defence Force, military police and SAPS move through Eldorado Park, Riverlea and Westbury
By Ihsaan Haffejee and Matthew Hirsch
News | 11 March 2026
In photos: how Cape Town beat the heat
Frolicking at the beach, long trips to fill water containers, and children cooling down in Philippi
Photo Essay | 11 March 2026
Langa learners escape the heat in their “pocket forest”
Siyabulela Primary School learners can escape their sweltering classrooms
Brief | 11 March 2026
Tongaat: A ticking time bomb set to go off in April
The company’s mills must open soon for the sugarcane harvest, but its bank accounts are frozen
Law | 11 March 2026
Eastern Cape pensioners must give back the road grader they seized, court rules
Ugie villagers took control of the vehicle to protest against the municipality’s failure to fix roads
News | 11 March 2026
This Durban swimming pool has been in ruins for 10 years
The eThekwini municipality says renovations to the Newlands swimming pool will be completed by December 2026
Brief | 11 March 2026
Volunteers turn derelict historic building into a thriving community centre
A 19th-century Cape Dutch homestead in Cape Town has been revived through a partnership between SAHRA and volunteers
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 11 March 2026
Limpopo village without water after heavy floods wash away pipes
Residents have struggled to access water for almost two months
Brief | 10 March 2026
Work on Eastern Cape clinic stalled because health department didn’t pay the builder
Patients have to queue in the rain outside a temporary clinic
News | 10 March 2026