KZN sweatshops sued for labour law violations
Bargaining council alleges that pay is below minimum wage and workers endure appalling conditions
Law | 12 February 2026
Limpopo farmers go hungry after floods
One farming cooperative estimates their losses to be up to R350,000
By Thembi Siaga
News | 12 February 2026
Khayelitsha clinic to remain closed after extortion incident
City of Cape Town is conducting a risk assessment
Brief | 12 February 2026
Unregistered private schools leave learners and parents in limbo
School owners in Limpopo say registration process is slow and opaque
By Thembi Siaga
News | 12 February 2026
“Smell me! I haven’t had water for 24 days” protester tells Joburg mayor
Frustrated residents carried empty containers in the streets to protest ongoing water crisis
Brief | 11 February 2026
Court reverses funding cuts for child care
Mahikeng judge ruled that nine non-profit organisations providing child protection services must have their funding restored within ten days
Law | 11 February 2026
Small-scale fishers furious about linefish quota cuts
Government has reduced the traditional fishers’ fleet from 547 to just 77 vessels
By Liezl Human
News | 11 February 2026
KZN flood victims stuck in emergency housing, three years later
Hundreds of families are living in apartment buildings leased by the City of eThekwini
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken
News | 11 February 2026
New exhibit looks at apartheid’s effect on current-day Joburg
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAzania at Museum Africa runs until 27 February
Brief | 11 February 2026