900 families’ portable toilets not cleaned for over a month in Khayelitsha

City says community disputes over recruitment of workers disrupted the service

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Brief | 24 January 2025

Here’s what’s happening with Johannesburg’s libraries

Some have been closed for years but dates have been set to re-open a few of them

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Brief | 24 January 2025

Eldorado Park’s pools and sports fields are a mess

City of Johannesburg blames budget constraints and recurring vandalism

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News | 24 January 2025

Massive SLAPP suit against environmentalists withdrawn

Gauteng property developers were suing environmentalists for alleged costs from delays to their projects caused by objections

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News | 24 January 2025

Video: Zulu victory over British commemorated

Mayor says the Isandlwana battlefield will be used to develop the local economy

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Video | 24 January 2025

Judge’s sexual harassment tribunal: advocate implies complainant sanitised her part

This after former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo was not “satisfied” with the initial complaint and secretary Andiswa Mengo was told to lodge it anew

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Law | 23 January 2025

Health workers bring Gqeberha hospital to a standstill

Strike since Monday at Dora Nginza Hospital over unpaid overtime

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News | 23 January 2025

A week later, Cape Town fire victims still wait for relief

SASSA says City only sent details of affected residents on Wednesday this week

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Brief | 23 January 2025

Trump’s sudden suspension of foreign aid puts millions of lives in Africa at risk

Imprecise executive order leaves health providers dependent on PEPFAR funding unsure if or when money will arrive

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News | 23 January 2025

Concern about City’s plan for Woodstock Hospital

Public comment period on proposed sale closes on 31 January

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News | 23 January 2025

New school for blind learners delayed

The school is one of only six in Limpopo catering to visually impaired and blind learners

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News | 23 January 2025

SASSA is making progress against fraud, our study shows

But there are likely many fraudulent grant applications made years ago that still receive money

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Analysis | 23 January 2025

Judge Mbenenge denies sending a picture of his private parts to his secretary

Secretary lied under oath, judge’s advocate claims

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Law | 22 January 2025

City to decide on objections to six-storey Bo-Kaap hotel

Residents are opposed to the development overshadowing the oldest mosque in the country

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News | 22 January 2025

Gift of the Givers steps in to help Komani with water crisis

Water in Bonkolo Dam is below abstraction level

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Brief | 22 January 2025