Red ants and rubber bullets are the only service delivery we know, says Brakpan resident
Protesters barricade road after illegal electrical connections removed
News | 11 October 2019
Neighbours to the aid of Soshanguve family
No social grants for young mother and her four children who have no birth certificates
By Sana Mabena
Brief | 11 October 2019
SA has no reliable data on subsidised housing, says report
Centre for Affordable Housing Finance points to holes in data collection process
By Drew Wayland
News | 11 October 2019
Kliprand residents furious at council’s broken promise
PE protesters block roads, burn tyres
Brief | 11 October 2019
Minibus taxis: time to form cooperatives?
Cooperatives could unlock state subsidies for an industry which transports 16 million people a year
Opinion | 11 October 2019
Dozens of Eastern Cape school upgrades abandoned
Lack of accountability leads to wasteful expenditure and mismanagement, says activist
News | 11 October 2019
Police watchdog: report on statistical manipulation allegations due next week
IPID accounts to Parliament
News | 10 October 2019
Protest outside Muizenberg Magistrates Court as Vrygrond leaders charged
Three released on bail, one still in jail
Brief | 10 October 2019
NLC response to Sershan Naidoo’s allegations
Lottery fund distributor says it follows the “spirit and letter of the law”
Right to reply | 10 October 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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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