Murder at Mangaung Prison: Leaked report shows ‘Facebook rapist’ was dead before a fire broke out in his cell
Leaked documents show that Thabo Bester was already dead before a fire broke out in his cell
News | 20 January 2023
Poo protest in Gqeberha
Nearly 600 households, sharing ten toilets in Govan Mbeki Village, say the facilities have not been cleaned since before Christmas
News | 19 January 2023
Fire Gwede Mantashe, say activists
Civil society groups plan mass action against electricity tariff hike and blackouts
News | 19 January 2023
Are police operations having a real impact on crime in Delft?
Community members and activists say there is a breakdown of trust in the police’s ability to deal with crime.
News | 19 January 2023
Families desperately trying to keep Eastern Cape school alive
Built more than 70 years ago with mud bricks by villagers, Ixopo Junior Secondary School has been neglected by the education department
News | 19 January 2023
Fresh protests erupt in Phoenix as power outages continue
Supply lines unable to cope with surges caused by loadshedding
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 19 January 2023
Operation Dudula chases immigrants away from Joburg clinic
Patients told to get health care “in their own countries”
News | 18 January 2023
Stocks of snake antivenom are dangerously low, experts warn
Doctors wait at least six months for orders of vital snake polyvalent antivenom
By Liezl Human
News | 18 January 2023
Families flock to Cape Town’s historic tidal pools
Some people came as children, now they bring their own children
Photo Essay | 18 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
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