At last PRASA partly opens Cape Town’s Central Line
The service will run only from Nyanga to Maitland
News | 16 March 2023
After decades living in council flats, tenants want title deeds
Elderly residents of Nigel’s Alra Park say they were on the housing list but were allocated rental flats. Now they want ownership
News | 16 March 2023
Parents of children with special needs boycott Durban schools
Parents complain that the KwaZulu-Natal education department is neglecting special schools
News | 15 March 2023
Social Justice Coalition battling to stay afloat
No money for staff as funders suspend payments during investigation into fraud by former manager Xolani Klaas
Brief | 15 March 2023
Court challenge to SIU findings against Nelson Mandela Bay’s Covid spending fails
The Special Investigating Unit found irregularities in a R26.4-million toilet procurement during the national state of disaster
Law | 15 March 2023
Did the Facebook rapist die in his cell? Or did he escape from prison?
Extraordinary evidence raises doubts about the claim that Thabo Bester died in a fire at Mangaung prison in May 2022
By Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 15 March 2023
Asbestos found in old hospital intended for homeless shelter
A new site in Zonnebloem in Cape Town has been identified instead of the Robbie Nurock Day Hospital
News | 15 March 2023
After 10 years of court battles, Home Affairs will open Cape Town refugee office
A refugee reception office is to officially open in Epping on Monday
News | 14 March 2023
Dismissed immigrant lecturers withdraw Labour Court case
Port Elizabeth TVET College agrees not to retrench them
Brief | 14 March 2023
Photo Essays
In photos: Not your usual ballroom dance
“To celebrate queerness in its entirety … is something very special.”
Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL
But the company has dismissed the claim that it is leaving South Africa as disinformation
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Lesotho’s failed multi-million rand high-altitude sports centre
The decaying Rapokolana facility was built in 2005 but has never been fully operational. It is a missed opportunity for athletes from South Africa and Lesotho.
Ethics company told to pay back Lottery money
ProEthics and its director Dr Janette Minnaar tried to stop us publishing this article
Our Editorials
We should not be playing war games with Iran, Russia and China
Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy
Judges should respect press freedom
There have been too many prepublication gag orders in recent times
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Engagement with Iran, Russia and China Is Not Endorsement
The criticism of the Will for Peace 2026 naval exercise conflates moral judgement with strategic re… Read more
School accreditation: It's not easy to find information
It is said parents must verify the school is accredited. This is not easy if information of who to… Read more
Germiston neglected: We need electricity
The is still no changes so I write this to express my concerns about the lack of electricity in our… Read more
Midrand water outage: Water outage in Dawnview Germiston
We have had water outage for six days then the water returns, and the next day it's gone. We are on… Read more
Cape Town underground tunnels: Use of Cape Town's tunnel water
I found this article interesting considering the pressures on our water supply. Is it not worth inv… Read more