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IPID scrambles to contain fall-out ahead of Parliament appearance

Watchdog to present annual report on Thursday following findings of statistical manipulation

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News | 10 October 2019

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Protesters camp outside UNHCR offices

“I don’t want to be in a country where I am attacked, beaten up and reminded every minute that I do not belong here”

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News | 9 October 2019

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JSC dismisses complaint by Judge Makhubele against Judge Tuchten

Ruling vindicates Tuchten’s judgment that raised serious questions about Makhubele’s conduct at PRASA

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Law | 9 October 2019

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Angry learners disrupt schooling in Mfuleni

Fairdale High School learners want to move to their new school urgently

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Brief | 9 October 2019

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Mystery stream has flooded PE township for 20 years

No-one knows where the water comes from

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Brief | 9 October 2019

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Former National Lotteries Commission executive heads to Labour Court

Sershan Naidoo says he was questioning the use of Lottery funds

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News | 9 October 2019

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Month’s end at IPID: A time for “killing files”?

The police watchdog completes a suspiciously large number of cases on certain dates

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News | 8 October 2019

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Refugees accuse UNHCR of incompetence

“I am here to demand that UNHCR confront Home Affairs on our behalf”

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Brief | 8 October 2019

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Occupiers of old age home try to raise funds to get to Supreme Court

Evicted residents sleeping outside waiting for alternative accommodation

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News | 8 October 2019

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Photo Essays

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Touring Cape Town’s secret underground tunnels

The water flows all year round in the historic canals under the city’s streets

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Weaving mats for survival in rural KwaZulu-Natal

The Zikhali family have always made traditional mats, but hope their youngest daughter will have other options

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Charts

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Where has all our money gone? A look at government’s wasted billions

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Failing water systems will cost R400-billion to fix, says minister

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Cape Flats murders are on the rise

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What the latest tests say about beach water quality

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Features

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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.

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Ethics company told to pay back Lottery money

ProEthics and its director Dr Janette Minnaar tried to stop us publishing this article

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Our Editorials

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We should not be playing war games with Iran, Russia and China

Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy

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Judges should respect press freedom

There have been too many prepublication gag orders in recent times

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Lesotho passport control: Hands Off Basotho Organisation

We are agreeing with this petition because as the organisation that's what we are always praying fo… Read more

Covid-19: Legality and separation of power

I write to highlight legality and separation-of-powers concerns arising from a CCMA arbitration awa… Read more

Pool closures: Thank you Woodstock for reopening community pools

I'm not a big swimmer but every so often I like to pop down to my local community pool, Wynberg, to… Read more

Informal businesses reduced to rubble: Excellent article

On 4 June 2025 Mr Mbulelo Tshangana, Director-General of COGTA told Parliament that COGTA had draft… Read more

Masiphumelele fire: It's tragic

It's very sad people are still suffering the same tragedy in 2026. May our government intervene, so… Read more