Two men were stoned and burnt to death in Philippi on Tuesday. Residents who were there told us why
“People don’t trust police because they know the suspect is going to be released in a few days or weeks or the case might be thrown out of court for lack of evidence.”
Brief | 15 June 2023
Foundation honouring Uyinene Mrwetyana kicks off with programme for boys
The foundation’s aim is to foster responsible and compassionate young men through sports as a strategy to combat gender-based violence and femicide.
Brief | 15 June 2023
Funds shortage leads Eastern Cape education department to investigate Mthatha school principal
Learners have protested over a lack of desks and textbooks
News | 15 June 2023
Community gardens bloom from vacant lots in Salt River
Embarrassed by the rubbish amidst Salt River’s striking street art, a tour guide decided to do something about it
News | 15 June 2023
Widespread flooding in Cape Town informal settlements
“Almost everyone around here is affected”
Brief | 14 June 2023
R83-million and three and a half years later only one RDP house to show for it
Namibia Stop 8 Housing Project in Inanda started in 2019 and was meant to deliver hundreds of houses
News | 14 June 2023
Black Sash petitions social development minister to oversee SASSA
The civil society organisation lists numerous issues with social grant payments it says need to be addressed urgently
By Liezl Human
Brief | 14 June 2023
Lost citizens welcomed back by Supreme Court of Appeal
The automatic loss of South African citizenship after gaining citizenship of another country has been ruled to be unconstitutional
News | 14 June 2023
Waste collection companies abandon contracts following shooting and threats
Fears for workers’ safety has caused two companies to stop collecting rubbish in the Philippi area
News | 14 June 2023