Rat poison found in Cape Town’s dead caracals
UCT researcher says secondary poisoning of the apex predator from eating contaminated prey threatens to unbalance the Cape Peninsula ecosystem
News | 15 April 2026
This granny lives in a shack right next to her unfinished RDP house
Nine people live in one room
Brief | 15 April 2026
Human Rights Commission calls for submissions on Gauteng water crisis
The public has until 30 April to make submissions. Hearings are planned for May.
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 15 April 2026
The boatmen of Lesotho: a lifeline for villagers
These boats are an essential mode of transport, ferrying people across the Senqu River in Qacha’s Nek
Feature | 15 April 2026
“Clean-up campaign” in Durban turns into witch hunt for immigrants
“This is unlawful, and the police have to act to arrest people”
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 14 April 2026
Dipuo Peters pays R190k to stop sheriff from taking her car
#UniteBehind says the amount Peters paid is “small compared” to her state capture “crimes”
Brief | 14 April 2026
Sewage treatment collapsing in Tshwane
The Department of Water and Sanitation has given the City 60 days from 31 March to come up with a plan
By Seth Thorne
News | 14 April 2026
SA’s only state transgender surgery clinic can help just four patients a year
But Groote Schuur’s Transgender Healthcare Clinic is seeing five to ten new patients a month and new patients may wait 20 to 30 years for surgery
News | 14 April 2026
Government services continuing despite Mthatha fire, says Mabuyane
Province claims that property deeds, which were stored in the building, were digitised before the fire
Brief | 13 April 2026