How to achieve a 100% matric pass rate in one of the country’s poorest areas
Independent no-fee school Bulungula College is the first in Elliotdale’s history to achieve 100% pass rate
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Daniel Steyn
News | 26 January 2023
Studying before dawn earns seven distinctions for star Joe Slovo Park learner
Learners at Sinenjongo High overcome tough living conditions and Covid disruptions to excel
News | 26 January 2023
Ocean View teen wins silver at badminton tournament in Mauritius
Micheala Ohlson made it to the tournament in Mauritius thanks to fund-raising
Brief | 26 January 2023
President urged to sack PRASA’s board and hand over passenger rail
Activist group #UniteBehind sets mid-February deadline for demand to fix PRASA
By James Stent
News | 25 January 2023
Video: This abalone farm is starting to thrive
Inside a partly community-owned perlemoen farm that’s now producing 60 tonnes of the pricey gastropods every year
By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human
Video | 25 January 2023
Protesters close down municipal offices, demanding water
Matatiele households have been battling water problems for years
News | 25 January 2023
Sex work: where criminal law has no place
Decriminalisation Bill is a giant step
Opinion | 24 January 2023
Perlemoen farm gives hope to West Coast community
Doring Bay Abalone, 37% owned by the community, produces about 60 tonnes of abalone per year, mostly to legally export to China.
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 24 January 2023
School dropout crisis in Northern Cape municipality
Report finds that only half the learners who start primary school reach high school, and of these only 15% pass matric in the Joe Morolong Local Municipality
News | 24 January 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
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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