Brief
500 Malawians stranded in Joburg after repatriation buses lacked permits
Seven buses from Cape Town and Durban dropped passengers at the Malawian consulate in Sandton instead of taking them home
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 22 June 2026
Toddler falls into sinkhole as Khayelitsha sewer repairs stall
City of Cape Town says shacks built on collapsed sewer line have to be moved
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 22 June 2026
“Phantsi, Afrophobia!” – Cape Town artists and activists reject hatred
World Refugee Day events show “African solidarity”
Brief | 22 June 2026
Buses full of Malawians leave Durban
Thousands of immigrants are living at a makeshift repatriation camp at Sherwood
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 19 June 2026
COSATU march to SA Reserve Bank in Pretoria over ‘high cost of living’
The Reserve Bank recently increased interest rates by 25 basis points, raising the repo rate to 7% and the prime to 10.5%.
Brief | 19 June 2026
Hundreds of Zimbabweans camp outside consulate in Cape Town
They want the Zimbabwean government to help them get home safely
Brief | 18 June 2026
Unemployed doctors protest in Pietermaritzburg
They want hospitals to be able to recruit directly
Brief | 17 June 2026
Youth Day legacy: 76 Hours in Soweto
Events mark 50 years since the 1976 student uprising
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 16 June 2026
Housing activists march to Parliament against proposed land bill
Housing crisis won’t be resolved through harsher eviction laws, says activist
Brief | 15 June 2026