Court bars anti-immigrant protesters from going near Home Affairs
24 people appeared in the Durban Magistrates Court on Monday
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 12 October 2026
In photos: PAGAD protest outside suspected drug dealer’s Cape Town house
Belgravia residents demand police do more to end gangsterism and shootings
Text by Abonge Chiya. Photos by Brenton Geach.
Photo Essay | 12 October 2026
Minister to take Knoflokskraal occupation to court
Government says it has evidence of fraudulent land sales and extortion
By Liezl Human
News | 12 October 2026
Newcastle clothing factories back down in court battle
Factories accept they have no exemption but can still challenge the bargaining council’s jurisdiction
Law | 12 October 2026
Chris Hani’s killer could become a Polish MP
Janusz Waluś has become a mascot of the far right and has a political base in Poland
Feature | 12 October 2026
Elections 2026: even the province couldn’t fix this municipality
Ditsobotla in North West has been failing for years
By Seth Thorne
Feature | 12 October 2026
March at Cape Town’s Princess Vlei highlights danger for women after sunset
“Ekurhuleni symbolises how the government has failed over and over” says Lucinda Evans
Brief | 10 October 2026
Anti-immigrant mob threatens to burn women and children
Home Affairs backtracks on reopening the asylum system after violent clashes
By Seth Thorne, Joseph Bracken, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Chirume
News | 9 October 2026
Protesters demand RDP houses after waiting decades
Gauteng residents in informal settlements say repeated requests for answers on housing from the Premier’s office have gone unanswered
News | 9 October 2026
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