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
Viewfinder: IPID’s cover-up of police brutality in SA
Public records, government data, whistleblowers and victim testimony have converged to show how crimes by police officers have not been investigated properly
Feature | 7 October 2019
Protesters face off against police in Vrygrond
Residents call for an end to shack demolitions
Text by Tariro Washinyira. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 7 October 2019
Inanda residents close off roads in protest at power outage
Problem caused by cable theft, says councillor
By Musa Binda
Brief | 7 October 2019
Broken promises prompt Pietermaritzburg protest
Promised road construction hasn’t started
Brief | 7 October 2019
Dunoon: the long battle between the taxi operators and the City of Cape Town
Fight over whether operators who exited the industry should be licensed to come back
News | 7 October 2019
Don’t rob us, plead ambulance drivers
Emergency services workers protest in PE townships
Brief | 7 October 2019
City lawyers tell activist organisation to stop helping 80-year-old man facing eviction
Eviction of Kenneth Blaine escalates ideological battle between local government and Reclaim the City
Feature | 7 October 2019
Art centre pressured to remove painting by murderer
Display of Zwelethu Mthethwa’s work raises debate about freedom of expression versus dignity of family of a murdered sex worker
By Zoë Postman
News | 7 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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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