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Electricity tariffs will rise 8.76% from 1 April while fuel levy increases loom, as authorities scramble to address crumbling public service infrastructure from Bellville to the national grid.

South Africa's social security agency has launched an SMS notification drive urging grant recipients to complete mandatory reviews, spotlighting the intersection of digital communication and welfare access for millions of vulnerable citizens.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's 2026 State of the Nation Address charts a course between social welfare expansion and law enforcement, confirming long-awaited unemployment grants while deploying military forces to gang-ravaged communities.