Security guard wage negotiations deadlocked
Unions reject offer of 5% increase
By Gaby Ndongo
News | 4 October 2019
Legalisation is killing our market, say small-scale dagga growers
Part one in a two-part series on the Pondoland dagga growers
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 4 October 2019
New social grant system hurts the elderly, study finds
Long queues, no toilets: the closure of the old paypoints leaves pensioners in the lurch
News | 4 October 2019
Wheelchair user Nonkululeko Dziweni has to wait for two people to take her to the toilet in a mall one kilometre away
Buffalo City mayor hears Mdantsane residents’ complaints
News | 4 October 2019
Rats still live in Kanana’s filthy ditches
30-year-old settlement is still a mess
News | 4 October 2019
Occupiers of old age home prepare for another night outside
No court rulings yet on their fate
News | 3 October 2019
Medical staff demand better security at Motherwell clinic
Strike enters second day
Brief | 3 October 2019
Threat of drought looms over Queenstown
Some residents are already only getting water for an hour a day
News | 3 October 2019
Old age home occupiers evicted
Residents spend the night on the street in Observatory
News | 3 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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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