Small-scale fishers furious about linefish quota cuts

Government has reduced the traditional fishers’ fleet from 547 to just 77 vessels

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News | 11 February 2026

What Cape Town can do to save water

More is needed than asking residents to use less. The municipality has to fix its sewage treatment plants.

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Analysis | 10 February 2026

District Six families vow to fight eviction

“Who would have thought back then that it would have turned out like this today” says 69-year-old resident

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News | 10 February 2026

Gaza flotilla members visit Robben Island: call for release of Palestinian prisoners

The group compared Israel’s detention and justice system to apartheid South Africa

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Brief | 9 February 2026

SASSA suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Close to 400,000 beneficiaries notified their social grants are under review as oversight tightens

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News | 5 February 2026

Gangsters shut down Khayelitsha clinic

Security guards were held for ransom. The clinic has been closed all week.

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Brief | 5 February 2026

Basic income grant policy will take another year at least

Revised policy will be sent to Cabinet in March 2027

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News | 5 February 2026

Cape Town’s water use remains too high despite Day Zero lessons

The city consumes over a billion litres per day, equating to over 210 litres per person, well above the world average of 120 to 160 litres

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Analysis | 3 February 2026

Principal Wesley Neumann’s return to Heathfield High delayed

The Western Cape Education Department has filed a notice of intention to apply for leave to appeal, which has delayed Neumann’s planned return to the school on 2 February

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Law | 30 January 2026