Mounting pressure on families holding out against coal mine expansion
“We know that if we are not here, our house will be burnt down”
By Fred Kockott and Matthew Hattingh
Feature | 3 June 2020
Gauteng government drops “peanut butter ban”
“Many of us were literally in tears as the recipients received their first decent food in almost three weeks”
Brief | 2 June 2020
Six die from methanol poisoning in Cape Town
Four more in a critical condition
By James Stent
Brief | 2 June 2020
“Our people cannot be treated like napkins”: public works programme challenged in court
Johannesburg Expanded Public Works Programme workers want to be made permanent
By Elna Schütz
News | 2 June 2020
Feeding poor people: The national government has failed
But civil society, provincial and local governments have tried to fill the gap
Analysis | 2 June 2020
Why is our relocation not taken as seriously as Covid-19, asks informal settlement leader
“Normal relocations will resume when things have gone back to normal” says PE councillor
News | 1 June 2020
Covid-19: Parents protest against schools opening
Some schools in the Western Cape start as the rest of the country expects to return next week
News | 1 June 2020
Private hospital sends Covid-19 patient to stretched Groote Schuur
Life Vincent Pallotti defends its decision
By Tariro Washinyira and Liezl Human
News | 1 June 2020
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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Features
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