Union marches over failing municipalities
“When municipalities collapse, communities suffer” says SAMWU
Brief | 9 July 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
Protesters demand Steenhuisen take action to end hunger
South Africa produces sufficient food yet millions go to bed hungry, says the Union Against Hunger
Brief | 28 May 2026
Pensioners queue from 2am at SASSA office in Tshwane
Beneficiaries sleep on cardboard outside the Soshanguve office
Brief | 19 May 2026
Court sets aside national tender for circumcision device
With immediate effect the CircumQ device may not be used on boys aged ten to 14
Law | 8 May 2026
Is abandoning a baby in a safe box a crime or an act of love? Court to decide
The Minister of Social Development says parents who use baby boxes are committing a crime
Law | 7 May 2026
Post Office workers march in Pretoria
SAFTU general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi leads protest over retrenchments and low wages
Brief | 29 April 2026
Pretoria disrupted by anti-immigrant march
March and March campaign expands from Durban
Text by Warren Mabona. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Brief | 28 April 2026
Sewage treatment collapsing in Tshwane
The Department of Water and Sanitation has given the City 60 days from 31 March to come up with a plan
By Seth Thorne
News | 14 April 2026