South Africa

Asylum seekers face arrest while they battle broken system

Refugees without valid visas are blocked from applying for asylum

Only one million grantees have so far switched to Postbank’s new card

Postbank says it’s issuing over 30,000 per day to get as many people swapped before the 20 March deadline

Coming soon: fund to help people pay bail

Bail Fund will address the “injustice of being detained simply because of poverty”

Here’s how we can move to renewable energy in a just way

Mining companies could fulfil their social obligations by investing in these projects

Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool’s speech that made him ‘no longer welcome’ in the US

Two more Lottery officials dismissed after appeals fail

Former acting chief operating officer and a Durban-based client liaison officer were summarily dismissed last year

SASSA’s plans to shorten queues and improve grant payment system

About 1.4-million people still need to replace their SASSA cards before the deadline on Thursday

PRASA rail theft case: defence seeks to discredit state witness

Case about track that was stolen in 2012 set to continue in June, more than 12 years later

Long-suffering Durban residents could wait years for end to water crisis

Finance Minister on Wednesday said construction of Mkhomazi Water Project, which includes a new dam, will only start in November 2027