Labour department gives in on “amnesty” for Chinese-owned clothing factories
A Newcastle pilot project does not exempt factories from labour laws or the clothing bargaining council’s collective agreement, court orders
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Stick-wielding vigilantes harass asylum seekers
Immigrants queuing at Home Affairs in Durban targeted by xenophobic group
Deputy minister takes action on broken wastewater treatment plant
Jack Bloom visits Klerksdorp Wastewater Treatment Works, which has not worked since 2023
Joburg fails to open public swimming pools, again
36 pools were supposed to be open from 1 September
Artisans forced to wait years for Red Seal certificates
Trade union Solidarity says seven training academies and trade test centres reported a combined backlog of 6,000 certificates.
Health workers to stage protests across Cape Town this month
Community health workers are demanding permanent public service jobs
Asylum system reopens after ConCourt judgment
Most new applicants have been barred from accessing the system since at least 2020
Protesters block N2 and R300 for taps and toilets
Residents of the Covid informal settlement have for years been fighting for services
Thousands join 17th Walk for Freedom in Johannesburg
The march has become one of SA’s largest events for public solidarity with Palestine
Elections 2026: this village in the Langkloof orchards is strewn with rubbish
Residents of Louterwater in Kou-Kamma municipality complain of uncollected waste, persistent sewage overflows and inconsistent water supply
Thousands march in Cape Town for freedom in Palestine
More than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed since 2023
Rubber bullets fired at Rhodes graduation ceremony
Students continued to protest despite a high court interdict
MPs call for urgent action on dental technicians
A standoff between CPUT and the SA Dental Technicians Council is preventing students from completing their practical training
Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages
These are the metros where long interruptions are most common
Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis
Only primary residences should be allowed on Airbnb
R1-billion to fix North West’s failed housing projects
The province is sitting with roughly 25,400 unfinished homes
20 years of SASSA: How the SRD grant became a lifeline for millions
Research suggests the grant does not discourage unemployed people from looking for work
Lesotho learners get smaller meals after Trump’s US aid cuts
The Lesotho government has taken over the school feeding programme resulting in less food
Elections 2026: This municipality is pouring sewage into the Vaal River
Streams that feed the river are being contaminated by failing wastewater treatment in Matlosana municipality
Activists call out hypocrisy of March and March’s protests
“Consider the level of violence that migrant women have been subjected to by members of these groups,” says activist
Woodstock land occupiers lose bid to appeal eviction
Insufficient evidence that occupiers will be left homeless, judge finds
Scrap metal reclaimers battle to make ends meet
Government policies are making survival difficult for scrap collectors
Inside Gauteng’s welfare corruption investigation
A forensic audit caused dozens of welfare organisations to be defunded. These were the findings against them
Spelling star, 13, needs funds to reach national final
Northern Cape learner Jayden Haarvoor has qualified for the Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival finals - the largest competitive spelling event in SA.