Workers are battling to collect unemployment benefits despite new technology
UIF App and phone-in system launched in September
By Ella Morrison and Qaqamba Falithenjwa
News | 13 December 2023
Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers
Provisions in the Refugees Act introduced in January 2020 struck down for violating a number of fundamental rights
Law | 12 December 2023
SASSA cash paypoints to be phased out by April 2024
Black Sash predicts “devastating” effect on grant recipients in rural areas
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 12 December 2023
Pietermaritzburg station opens but train delayed 10 hours
Passenger rail services were suspended at the station in 2021 due to vandalism and theft
News | 12 December 2023
81-year-old Mthatha widow waiting two decades for her house
Ndenzeni Njwenene first applied in 1999
News | 12 December 2023
Corrupt traffic cop’s sentence “laughable” says judge
Upington traffic officer caught demanding a bribe had been fined R10,000, payable in monthly instalments of R1,000
Law | 11 December 2023
No sign of accountability for Thabo Bester’s escape
Eight months since the highly publicised Parliamentary hearing, little action has been taken by Parliament or Correctional Services
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
Analysis | 11 December 2023
Picket against fossil fuels at Muizenberg beach
Protests coincide with COP28 summit underway in Dubai
By Liezl Human
Brief | 11 December 2023
Nearly two decades later, Makhaza police station is finally set to open soon
Meanwhile the community is being serviced by a 24-hour patrol and a mobile unit
News | 11 December 2023