The state says its computer systems are secure. We looked. They’re not
SITA’s internet services have more than 5,000 security flaws
By Joel Cedras and Nathan Geffen
News | 3 June 2026
Soweto officials accused of fraudulently selling houses
A receptionist from the Pimville housing office faces fraud and corruption charges after a Hawks probe found officials forged title deeds
By Seth Thorne
News | 3 June 2026
The mountain men behind Lesotho’s wool wealth
More than 80,000 herders tend the country’s sheep and goats
Text by Sechaba Mokhethi. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 3 June 2026
Lottery Olympics scammers must pay back the money
R25-million in lottery funds looted through a fake Rio Olympics roadshow
Law | 3 June 2026
Oil search won’t harm fishing, court told
Fishers and environmental groups are challenging permission to do seismic surveys off the West Coast
By Liezl Human
News | 2 June 2026
Khayelitsha clinic struggles to meet the needs of growing population
Patients at Nolungile Clinic in Site C complain of long waiting times and shortage of medication
Brief | 2 June 2026
Anti-immigrant violence explodes in Western Cape
Several dead in Mossel Bay, families flee into mountains in Overberg
News | 2 June 2026
Five claims by March and March’s leader — and what the evidence actually shows
“We’re not xenophobic, but …”
By Daniel Steyn
Analysis | 2 June 2026
Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search
Environmental impacts of offshore seismic surveying debated in court
By Liezl Human
News | 1 June 2026
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