Metro police block roads in protest over working conditions
City of Ekhurhuleni says the protest is unlawful
Brief | 19 March 2025
Armed gangs target five Cape Town schools, demand 10% of teachers’ salaries
Police have made no arrests
Brief | 19 March 2025
Fears grow that US may pull funding for South African medical research
Large clinical trials several years in and with millions of rands already spent are at risk
News | 19 March 2025
PRASA can’t say when Durban’s Northern Coast line will open again
Agreement not yet reached between Transnet and PRASA
Brief | 19 March 2025
Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5-million
Tessa Joubert, blamed for delaying the development, says the lawsuit is designed to silence her and others
By John Yeld
News | 19 March 2025
Open Book Youth Fest kicks off in Langa
Showcasing a range of mostly children’s books, the festival is set to run until next week
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 19 March 2025
Eskom suspends services in part of Khayelitsha after hijacking
Employees were robbed at gunpoint in Makhaza
Brief | 18 March 2025
Court limits fishing to protect African Penguins
By agreement between all parties pelagic fishing permits must be amended within 14 days to protect six key penguin breeding areas
By John Yeld
News | 18 March 2025
Families charged R5 to use mobile toilets in Dunoon
Residents of informal settlement say they are forced to pay to use stolen toilets
Brief | 18 March 2025