More than 7,000 Malawians in Durban have been sent home, says Leon Schreiber
Another 8,000 people are yet to be processed — and more are arriving
News | 22 June 2026
500 Malawians stranded in Joburg after repatriation buses lacked permits
Seven buses from Cape Town and Durban dropped passengers at the Malawian consulate in Sandton instead of taking them home
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 22 June 2026
Toddler falls into sinkhole as Khayelitsha sewer repairs stall
City of Cape Town says shacks built on collapsed sewer line have to be moved
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 22 June 2026
Heritage farmhouse in McGregor unlawfully demolished by municipality
Historic buildings left to be stripped, despite provincial MPLs recommending it be used as a safe house
News | 22 June 2026
“Phantsi, Afrophobia!” – Cape Town artists and activists reject hatred
World Refugee Day events show “African solidarity”
Brief | 22 June 2026
In photos: Registration for elections 2026 gets off to a slow start
But you can also register online
Photo Essay | 21 June 2026
Buses full of Malawians leave Durban
Thousands of immigrants are living at a makeshift repatriation camp at Sherwood
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 19 June 2026
COSATU march to SA Reserve Bank in Pretoria over ‘high cost of living’
The Reserve Bank recently increased interest rates by 25 basis points, raising the repo rate to 7% and the prime to 10.5%.
Brief | 19 June 2026
Equality Court slams Ngizwe Mchunu for homophobic hate speech
He was ordered to do 20 hours of human rights sensitisation training and to pay R250,000 to activist group
Law | 19 June 2026