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SASSA deploys 1 000 contract workers to tackle long queues at offices
The South African Social Security Agency is deploying around 1 000 contract workers across the country to address severe staffing shortages that have left beneficiaries waiting more than two and a half hours at service points.
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Fuel hikes: How motorists can save at the pump
Find ways to ease the impact of fuel prices high on your finances. Learn effective strategies for smarter driving and car maintenance.
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Communities urge Nersa to reject Eskom tariff hikes at public hearings
Community groups are calling on Nersa to reject Eskom’s proposed electricity price increases of 8.83% and expand free basic electricity for poor households.
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Rising diesel costs force freight companies to rethink operations
Business groups warn record diesel prices will push up costs across economy, calling for urgent rail infrastructure repairs and reduced diesel dependence.
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2026 whale survey records 100 more calves despite slowing calving rates
Global warming affecting rate at which southern right female whales reproduce.
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A coast everyone can read: Braille breakthrough brings coastline closer to blind visitors
New generation of interpretive signs allow blind and visually impaired visitors independent access to coastline information.
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Government moves to ban cash scrap sales as calls grow for sabotage charges
The drastic intervention, spearheaded by draft amendments to the Second-Hand Goods Act, aims to choke off the untraceable financial incentives that fuel widespread cable theft, blackouts, and infrastructure destruction across the nation.
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Dam levels in the Overberg still steady after rain the past week
The latest provincial dam readings, released on 28 September, paint a mixed but reassuring picture for water security.
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Pharmacist, painter, poet: Rista Watts takes the Pringle Proms stage
Pringle Bay pharmacist Rista Watts steps out from behind the counter and onto the Pringle Proms stage for an afternoon of performance, poetry and storytelling — revealing a lifetime of creativity few in the community knew about.
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Sardine die-off appears to be easing along South Africa’s coast
Sardine die-off shows signs of easing as no new widespread mortalities are reported since the latest wash-up in September.
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