We are living with the dead, say Cookhouse residents
Families complain graves are too close to their houses
News | 14 January 2020
Residents demand transport for learners who walk up to 9km
Department promises emergency transport this week
Brief | 13 January 2020
Gugulethu residents accuse taxi drivers of crime
Avanza private car taxi operators accused of rape and robbery
News | 13 January 2020
Nightmare start to 2020 for thousands of Cape Town commuters
Khayelitsha bus and train services still suspended
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Tariro Washinyira
News | 13 January 2020
From street child to open water athlete
Thabiso Molefi ran away from home at 14. Five years later he swam from Robben Island to Blouberg
News | 13 January 2020
Scores attend funeral of poisoned children in Motherwell
Families considering legal action against municipality
Brief | 13 January 2020
No pay, no work: Eastern Cape ambulance drivers down keys
They say back-pay owed to them was promised by 6 January
Brief | 10 January 2020
Greenmarket Square refugees have split into “two hostile groups”
Reverend Alan Storey’s church has provided shelter to hundreds of people for months but the situation has become untenable
Brief | 10 January 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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Selected letters to the editor
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