25,000 people live in Tshwane’s squalid apartheid hostels
Broken windows, filthy and broken toilets, terrible stink: the hostels are crumbling and there’s no money to fix them
By Chris Gilili
News | 16 November 2022
Woodstock residents rattled by police raid
The City of Cape Town says Cissie Gool House has been “hijacked” and that Reclaim the City has lost control
By Daniel Steyn
News | 16 November 2022
No school fees? Then no matric dance!
Some schools are trying to stop learners going to the dance because their parents haven’t paid school fees. This is illegal
By Tasreeq Ferreira and Anathi Canham
Opinion | 15 November 2022
Community newspapers cry foul over copyright claims from Reuters, AFP
Association of Independent Publishers says this is “predatory behaviour”
By Daniel Steyn
News | 15 November 2022
Protesters sleep outside Constitutional Court, demanding apartheid reparations
More than 150 people have been braving the weather for weeks
News | 15 November 2022
Woman who survived mountain fall must wait six weeks for operation
Makemiso Ramabitle is in severe pain but her nearest hospital in rural Eastern Cape does not have capacity to perform the necessary surgery
News | 15 November 2022
Cape Town mother has to beg for money to buy nappies for her disabled son
15-year-old Donnel, who has hydrocephalus, wants to go to school
News | 15 November 2022
Concourt hands critics of Australian mine partial victory – but defamation battle is not over
It is up to Parliament to develop more comprehensive SLAPP suit defence, says court
By John Yeld
Law | 14 November 2022
Disabled Dunoon residents roll up their sleeves to clean a school
“Our pupils accept them as members of our society who are capable of doing things” says principal of Sophakama Primary
Brief | 14 November 2022
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
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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