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Protest over electricity shutdowns: Avoid these roads in Ekurhuleni

No major incidents have been reported.

South Africa: Families Live With Rubbish and Rats in Joburg Stadium

Hundreds of people have been stuck for years in "temporary" accommodation

South Africa: March and March and Afriforum Team Up Sparks Outrage

March and March and AfriForum met on Tuesday and agreed to form a working group on community safety, education, crime and illegal immigration. T…

South Africa: Residents Push Back Against N2 Wall - South African News Briefs - August 20, 2026

Prasa retrenchments spark union fury as Creecy's task team moves to save jobs

The two largest unions at Prasa - reacted with fury after the rail operator announced plans to retrench workers.

Why dialogue between March and March and AfriForum is not betrayal

Movements like March and March emerged because the state failed to enforce immigration policy and address unemployment concerns.

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Families told a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday how their loved ones were killed in gang violence

South Africa: Government Admits It Unlawfully Withheld Billions From Schools

Withholding billions of rands from public schools was unconstitutional, but the schools won't get the money back

South Africa: CPUT Students Defy Order to Leave Residences

Only a few students have left their residences after university gave them 24-hours to leave

South Africa: Sugar Workers Down Tools

Tongaat Hulett workers demand a 13% wage increase

Ecobank Shrinks Its Board and Drops the Term Limit for Directors

The Ecobank ETI board falls from 15 seats to 12, and the nine-year cap on non-executive directors is gone. Shareholders approved both on 13 Augu…

US Tariffs Cut South African Car Exports by 83% in One Year

South African vehicle exports to the US fell 83 percent after a 25 percent tariff landed. AGOA duty-free access no longer protects the industry.

South Africa: Why Isn

Analysis - For the past few decades, universities, employers and professional bodies globally have invested in mentoring programmes, scholarship…

South Africa's Unemployment Rate Climbs to 33.6% in the Second Quarter

South Africa unemployment rose to 33.6 percent in the second quarter, up 0.9 points. On the wider measure that counts discouraged jobseekers it…

Mapisa‑Nqakula fights to ditch R4.5m bribery charges

The state closed its case earlier this month after presenting evidence for two weeks.

Hawks nail Gqeberha businessman in R4.7m VAT fraud

The businessman submitted fraudulent VAT returns via the South African Revenue Service (Sars) e‑filing system.

South Africa: Learners and Kitchen Staff Fall Sick As Sewage Surrounds Soshanguve School Feeding Scheme

For the past five years, more than 800 learners and staff at Seetsa sa Kgwedi Primary School in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, have been living…

South Africa: No Clinic in Campbell Means Missed School and Extra Travel Costs for Musina Families

Limpopo. Once a month, Neria Amon's Grade 9 daughter misses school to accompany her mother and four-month-old twin siblings to Musina Hospital f…