Sanitation worse than ever after floods hit informal settlement
Residents of Ethembeni in Khayelitsha say they urgently need ten to 15 chemical toilets
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 5 July 2021
Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19
While it’s too soon to say that the drug is useless, it has clearly been overhyped
By Nathan Geffen and Elsabé Brits
Science | 5 July 2021
Man accused of stealing a cellphone and set alight recovers in hospital from severe burns
At least three people killed every day by vigilantes according to latest quarterly crime stats
News | 5 July 2021
Equal Education goes back to court to force government to feed hungry school children
Minister Motshekga and eight provincial education MECs in contempt of court, says NGO
Law | 5 July 2021
Gauteng police have killed hundreds, but SAPS leaves brutal cops unchecked
Official statistics show no Gauteng officers have been disciplined for violent offences since 2016
Feature | 5 July 2021
Alcohol bans reduced deaths, study finds
UCT and MRC researchers found that dozens of deaths a day were averted by restrictions
Science | 3 July 2021
ECD staff, social workers, and SASSA tellers could be vaccinated soon, says Minister Zulu
ECD staff remain sceptical, demand Zulu commits to timelines
News | 2 July 2021
Where are our ward councillors? ask flood victims
Shacks flooded by heavy rains in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 2 July 2021
Postpone elections, say top doctors, but little consensus at Moseneke commission
ANC and DA want October poll to proceed
By James Stent
News | 2 July 2021