Angry learners disrupt schooling in Mfuleni
Fairdale High School learners want to move to their new school urgently
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 9 October 2019
Former National Lotteries Commission executive heads to Labour Court
Sershan Naidoo says he was questioning the use of Lottery funds
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 9 October 2019
Mystery stream has flooded PE township for 20 years
No-one knows where the water comes from
Brief | 9 October 2019
Month’s end at IPID: A time for “killing files”?
The police watchdog completes a suspiciously large number of cases on certain dates
By Daneel Knoetze and Laura Grant
News | 8 October 2019
Refugees accuse UNHCR of incompetence
“I am here to demand that UNHCR confront Home Affairs on our behalf”
Brief | 8 October 2019
Occupiers of old age home try to raise funds to get to Supreme Court
Evicted residents sleeping outside waiting for alternative accommodation
News | 8 October 2019
PE nurses strike escalates
Health workers are worried about their safety after a spate of assaults
News | 8 October 2019
One in seven plants and animals in SA threatened with extinction, new report shows
Alien vegetation has a “severe impact” on biodiversity says SANBI
News | 8 October 2019
Key takeaways: IPID’s cover-up of police brutality
There were over 42,000 criminal complaints against the police from April 2012 to March 2019, and only 531 successful prosecutions
News | 7 October 2019
Photo Essays
Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL
But the company has dismissed the claim that it is leaving South Africa as disinformation
Joburg’s old Drill Hall now an arts sanctuary
Once the site of the 1956 Treason Trial and later a prosthetic limb factory, the building has been brought to life with art installations and greenery
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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
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