Eastern Cape karate champ has no sponsors to get to world tournament
Litha Mtalalisi needs R20,000 to join the SA team going to Kazakhstan
Brief | 15 November 2019
Toddlers abandoned in room for almost five days
Unclear why authorities took long to respond
By Anton van Zyl and Bernard Chiguvare
News | 15 November 2019
Unions at odds with each other over supermarket’s wage increase
Workers from a minority union are picketing a store in Louis Trichardt, but the majority union wants nothing to do with it
Brief | 15 November 2019
Borehole brings relief to KZN school
Jamiatul Ulama KZN and Gift of the Givers gives Mcoseleli Secondary and the Maqongqo community a new borehole
Brief | 15 November 2019
Man dies in agony after ambulance takes ten hours to arrive
Partner of deceased says operator told her to “learn to wait”
News | 15 November 2019
Western Cape government confronts City of Cape Town over “appalling unhygienic” conditions in Dunoon
City says it has “a service delivery obligation but is not itself the cause of the pollution”
News | 14 November 2019
Site C residents demand a police station
“We had a mobile police station about three years ago, which disappeared a year ago”
News | 14 November 2019
Dams empty in Eastern Cape
The Gcuwa and all dams supplying Butterworth and surrounding areas are dry
Brief | 14 November 2019
Silver lining to Dusi pollution calamity?
Durban-Pietermaritzburg river pollution is a microcosm of nationwide water pollution control failures
By Tony Carnie
Feature | 14 November 2019
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
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Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy
Judges should respect press freedom
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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