Soweto hiking trail reveals township’s hidden treasures
Resident Masike Lebele has created a unique tourist experience with trails through wetlands, streams and mine dumps
Photo Essay | 8 July 2025
Judge Mbenenge inquiry: “It’s a campaign to shame me”
Eastern Cape Judge President denies sexual harassment allegations
News | 8 July 2025
City of Cape Town to evict refugees living at two emergency housing sites
About 160 refugees at Wingfield were among those who protested outside the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in 2019
News | 8 July 2025
Gauteng government scrambles to meet drug rehab targets
Substance use disorder programme decimated by 2024 funding cuts
News | 8 July 2025
MPs call for action on prison overcrowding
Portfolio committee suggests alternatives to reduce remand detention
By Elna Schütz
Parliament | 7 July 2025
Minister appoints ten new lottery grant assessors after year-long delay
NLC says applications backlog has been cleared and future applications will be assessed within 150 days
Brief | 7 July 2025
R370 grant beneficiaries in Tsakane haven’t been paid in months
SASSA says it will investigate the problem
News | 7 July 2025
Explainer: affordable housing in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town has promised 12,000 affordable homes
By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch
Feature | 7 July 2025
Fidelity fire service is unlawful, says City of Cape Town
But Fidelity says it is “confident that no existing laws prohibit or restrict” its private service
By Liezl Human
News | 7 July 2025