What happened to Cape Town’s promised affordable housing policy?
Activists launch report on urgent need for “inclusive” housing policy
News | 14 November 2022
Covid: Vaccine drive is running out of steam
Vaccination still helps prevent serious illness and death
By Daniel Steyn
News | 14 November 2022
Kariega school opens five years after construction started
Eastern Cape Department of Education blames delays on protests
Brief | 14 November 2022
Unions call for Western Cape to hire community health workers
“We won’t allow the Western Cape government to be the only province that doesn’t recognise community health workers,” says Vavi
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 11 November 2022
End solitary confinement, Edwin Cameron tells Parliament
Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services calls for extensive reforms to prison system
By Daniel Steyn
Parliament | 11 November 2022
Mother makes over 200 calls to Post Offices in desperate bid to get her social grant
Postbank says it is working to resolve the system glitch for all recipients
By Liezl Human
News | 11 November 2022
“We begged them not to take our belongings”
Homeless community removed from Gqeberha’s Grahamstown Bridge
Brief | 11 November 2022
About 300 Durban climate activists picket against oil and gas exploration
“We are not going to allow oil mining to exacerbate our climate change” says environmental activist
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 11 November 2022
eThekwini flooded with sewage due to treatment plant failures
Experts and political parties have accused the municipality of minimising the enormity of the sewage pollution
By Benita Enoch
News | 11 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
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