In photos: Pietermaritzburg’s pop-up repatriation camp
Authorities overwhelmed as immigrants are displaced across the province
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Lesotho seeks compensation and economic support from South Africa
Foreign affairs minister Limpho Tau lists land dispossession, migrant labour and apartheid-era raids as historical injustices
Man promised RDP home left to live for seven years in collapsing mud house
Only the foundation has been dug for Anele Dyosane’s house
South Africans lose income as immigrants flee
“I keep asking myself, ‘Where is Ubuntu?’” says landlord
Vatsonga Machangani march against xenophobia
Tsonga-speaking South Africans say they are being harassed during protests over immigration
Water tankers everywhere in Joburg, yet surprisingly hard to find
Johannesburg deploys dozens of tankers daily during outages. We tried to find them
Voter registration at 64%, four months before elections
Proportion of eligible voters who are registered has not changed since 2021
Important advance in TB treatment
South African researchers publish trial results in world’s leading medical journal
Mayfair immigrants put their faith in South Africa’s police to protect them
Gauteng Commissioner says SAPS will act against anyone inciting violence
March and March has promised peace on 30 June — KZN Premier
Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and her husband speak at immigration summit alongside diplomats
Stay within the law, MP tells anti-immigrant protesters
Parliamentary committees brief media ahead of 30 June “deadline”
R4.8-billion meant for social grants goes unspent
Department of Social Development spent R281-billion on grants, against a R286-billion budget
Lottery budgets nearly a quarter of a billion rand for legal fees
This is the cost of rooting out corruption, Commissioner Jodi Scholtz tells Parliament
Joburg watches R10-billion flow down the drain
Auditor-General publishes scathing report on City’s water management
Hundreds of Malawians queuing for buses in Durban
Home Affairs official says it is not certain that everyone will have been assisted by 30 June
KuGompu shops close as March and March demands repatriation of immigrants
This is the fourth recent anti-immigration march in the city
Appeal Court overturns Joburg eviction ruling
In 2024, occupiers of land in Rabie Ridge secured a court interdict to stop their removal
Dispute stalls closure of hazardous dumpsite in Maseru
Court ordered shut down of the Tšosane dumpsite delayed after council cancels M27.3-million contract
“Phantsi, Afrophobia!” – Cape Town artists and activists reject hatred
World Refugee Day events show “African solidarity”
Chaos in KZN as immigrants rush to pop-up repatriation sites
A disused government building in Pietermaritzburg has been occupied
Attempted murder charges added to Philippi massacre case
Two accused now face charges related to the murder of nine and attempted murder of three people in an alleged extortion hit
Court victory: KZN ordered to pay overdue subsidies to crèches
About 1,000 protesters gathered outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court
Durban settlement electrified after 2020 but many meters never worked
Residents in Kenville say they are unhappy because they still have to use illegal connections despite electrification
Water is so close, yet so far for this Joburg neighbourhood
Thembelihle residents struggle daily to get water, but they watch dozens of water tankers fill up and then drive past