Anti-immigrant mob threatens to burn women and children
Home Affairs backtracks on reopening the asylum system after violent clashes
By Seth Thorne, Joseph Bracken, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Chirume
News | 9 October 2026
Protesters demand RDP houses after waiting decades
Gauteng residents in informal settlements say repeated requests for answers on housing from the Premier’s office have gone unanswered
News | 9 October 2026
Takealot delivery drivers switch off apps in Pretoria
Drivers protest stagnant pay and high fuel costs
By Seth Thorne
News | 9 October 2026
Fired PRASA whistleblowers get backing in ConCourt
Campaign for Free Expression applies to be admitted as a friend of the court
Law | 9 October 2026
Cop on trial for torture made colonel and promoted to station commander
Delmore Manuel and two others are accused of torturing a barber at his workplace in Mowbray in 2023. Now he runs Muizenberg SAPS
News | 9 October 2026
Khayelitsha brothers turn invasive hyacinth into biochar business
Siyanda and Akhona Sopangisa hope to sell biochar to farmers
By Vincent Lali
News | 9 October 2026
Tshwane silent on Bronkhorstspruit’s discoloured water
Residents say they are worried about possibly getting water-borne illnesses
Brief | 9 October 2026
SASSA at 20 years: 73% of pensioners receive the old age grant
Grant has helped reduce poverty, but it is being stretched to maintain households
Text by Marecia Damons. Chart by The Outlier.
Charts | 9 October 2026
Violence and mayhem in Durban anti-immigrant march
One person in hospital
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 8 October 2026