After years of closure, the Louisa Prince Public Library in Ennerdale Extension 9 is finally reopening, following sustained pressure from residents and civic organisations over the neglected facility. The library is scheduled to reopen on Thursday, 1 October 2026. The Joburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) says the reopening is a victory for organised residents who refused to let the prolonged closure fade from public attention. The campaign brought together community activist Melvyn Petersen, the JCA, Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, Ahmed Kathrada Foundation…

Residents of Matloding in Ward 4 of the Ratlou Local Municipality, outside Mahikeng, can now access healthcare services closer to home, 15 years after their local clinic was destroyed during community protests. The Matloding Clinic was burnt down by community members in 2011, leaving residents without a permanent healthcare facility in the area. The destruction placed an additional burden on vulnerable residents, particularly elderly people and pregnant women, who were forced to travel approximately three kilometres to the neighbouring village…

Scores of families across the country are set to find closure through the spiritual repatriation of their loved ones from Angola, where they died fighting forces of the apartheid regime. Representatives of 53 families are being flown to Angola to take part in rituals aimed at bringing home the spirits of the fallen combatants. The first stage of the process took place at Freedom Park in Pretoria on Wednesday, ahead of the families’ departure on Thursday. Freedom Park CEO Dr…