South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay has lost R430m in National Treasury grants due to underspending

By Estelle Ellis

South Africa

Alan Winde calls on Western Cape to ‘stand for what is right’ in shifting global order

By Suné Payne

Maverick Citizen

KZN Education Department ‘seeks creative solutions’ as budget cut affects training, nutrition and transport

By Nkululeko Ndlovu

South Africa

First day of school: emotions, challenges, and a new era of learning begin

By Nonkululeko Njilo, Siyabonga Goni, Kristin Engel and Nkululeko Ndlovu

Maverick Citizen

Western Cape officials push for home-based care, private funding after Older Persons Programme budget cut

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

South Africa

Teachers stand to lose posts as SA’s provincial education departments face budget shortfall of billions of rands

By Lisakhanya Venna, Naledi Sikhakhane and Ed Stoddard

South Africa

‘Our children deserve better’ – Opposition parties decry Western Cape’s plan to cut 2,400 teacher posts

By Siyabonga Goni

South Africa

Non-profits sceptical of Gauteng premier Lesufi’s move to fix social development dept funding crisis

By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata

Our Burning Planet

Budget cuts dampen Cape Town’s river rehabilitation, with key projects delayed for 10 years

By Kristin Engel

South Africa

Western Cape tries to balance national budget cuts with ‘protecting the vulnerable’

By Suné Payne

Politics

So many questions and so few answers arise from the State of the Nation Address

By Zimbali Mncube and Liso Mdutyana

South Africa

A health system under stress means the children will pay a price, warn child health advocates

By Takudzwa Pongweni