Western Cape Govt, City of Cape Town Face Tafelberg Housing Deadline - South African News Briefs - October 2, 2026 [press review]
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The Times Higher Education Summit Is Under Way
UCT
The event is in Cape Town -- for the first time on the African continent -- and has brought together university leaders, policymakers, industry representatives, civil society and… Read more »
VC Shares Insights On UCT's Adoption of AI
UCT
The era of artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm, and reimagining a future where universities shift gear and leverage AI for its constituents' and societal… Read more »
'Not South African Enough' - How Police Allegedly Target Citizens and Migrants Across Joburg
Daily Maverick
Johannesburg police are accused of using xenophobic profiling against both foreign nationals and naturalised South African citizens. Read more »
Durban and Joburg Worst Hit By Water Outages
GroundUp
These are the metros where long interruptions are most common Read more »
City Power Warns of Cable Theft Fires - South African News Briefs - October 1, 2026 [press review]
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Activists Call Out Hypocrisy of March and March's Protests
GroundUp
"Consider the level of violence that migrant women have been subjected to by members of these groups," says activist Read more »
Would Homegrown LEN Cost More? Why SA Should Still Make the HIV Prevention Jab
Bhekisisa
South Africa wants to make the six-monthly HIV prevention injection lenacapavir locally. But cheaper generics made elsewhere are expected from 2027. Vinodh Aroon Edward explains… Read more »
Uphill Battle for Sibiya As State Lays 'Very Strong' Case in Rape, Trafficking Scandal
Daily Maverick
Senior cop Shadrack Sibiya is fighting to stay out of jail over charges including rape, trafficking and sexual grooming of a child while, at the same time, taking on two… Read more »
President Ramaphosa to Lead SADC Participation At the AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), will participate in the 8th African Union (AU) Mid-Year Coordination… Read more »
Blunt-Force Justice - New Bill Proposes Excessive Punishment for Artisanal Mining
Daily Maverick
The General (Mining) Laws Amendment Bill proposes penalties of up to 30 years' imprisonment and a R100-million fine for unlicensed mining. But the Bill fails to distinguish between… Read more »
MPs Call for Urgent Action On Dental Technicians
GroundUp
A standoff between CPUT and the SA Dental Technicians Council is preventing students from completing their practical training Read more »
Access to Water and Sanitation in South Africa: a Tale of Insufficiency and Inequality
Afrobarometer
Share of households experiencing water shortages has doubled over the past decade. Read more »
Bishop Who Fiercely Defended Sibiya Backtracks
Scrolla
Bishop Azwihangwi Maumela, who dined with Shadrack Sibiya the night of his arrest, has withdrawn all his public statements defending him. Maumela's Tuesday remarks named the… Read more »
Joburg Crisis Cannot Be Solved Without Competent City Leadership [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced this month that the National Treasury is developing an "intensive intervention" to help rescue Johannesburg. The Treasury intends to… Read more »
