R10-million wasted on unfinished Eastern Cape sports centre
Now Emalahleni Local Municipality is going to fork out another R14.5-million
News | 28 February 2023
Equal Education made “constitutional alchemy” says lawyer who represented them
Jason Brickhill, director of litigation at SERI, remembers how Equal Education and the Legal Resources Centre built the school infrastructure norms and standards case
News | 27 February 2023
MeerKAT: Why South Africa’s massive astronomy project matters
Amish Patel is a Signal Processing Engineer with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. He gave the second Science for the People seminar.
By Daniel Steyn
News | 27 February 2023
Call for government to save Durban’s contaminated rivers
“Toxic” levels of E. coli will require national government intervention, say water activists
News | 27 February 2023
Tribunal into Judge Makhubele’s conduct adjourned until May
#UniteBehind’s Zackie Achmat urges Judge Makhubele to publicise her legal costs “which are being carried by the public”
News | 24 February 2023
Coffee Bay Flood: Man tells how he survived by grabbing tree
Eight confirmed dead. Search for two missing people continues.
News | 24 February 2023
Judge Makhubele “sidelined and excluded” PRASA’s legal team, Tribunal hears
Martha Ngoye tells the Judicial Conduct Tribunal that Judge Makhubele wanted to be the first one consulted about the Siyaya matter
News | 23 February 2023
Seshego community march in Polokwane to end inconsistent water supply and power outages
Polokwane Municipality says a budget of R52-million has been set aside to complete the Seshego Water Treatment Works
News | 23 February 2023
“R350 is an insult. It is even less than the lunch of a minister’s son a day”
Activist groups demand Basic Income Grant of R1,500 at Kariega protest
Brief | 23 February 2023
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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
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Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy
Judges should respect press freedom
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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