Langa residents demand removal of ward councillor
Dozens protest outside municipal offices over blocked drains and toilets, lack of garbage removal and broken street lights
By Vincent Lali
News | 27 August 2019
“My RDP house has robbed me of my legs”
Official says Nomvula Frans’s home will be prioritised to make it suitable for her disability
News | 27 August 2019
PRASA employee describes dysfunctional organisation
“Angry customers ask why we want to verify their tickets when there is no service?” says ticket collector
Brief | 27 August 2019
Toilets unserviced for months in Khayelitsha
We breath unbearable stench from the dirty loos, says resident
By Vincent Lali
News | 27 August 2019
Raw sewage runs through Dunoon’s Ethembeni informal settlement
Residents say they have been living in these conditions for over a year
News | 27 August 2019
“We turned an unused building into a place many now call home”
“In this place there is love and care,” says Woodstock hospital occupier
News | 27 August 2019
Still no police station five years after Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into policing
Police ministry and SAPS continue to fail the vulnerable and the poor, says activist
Brief | 26 August 2019
Is Melissa Whitehead a principled civil servant or a “cowboy”?
Her supporters say she was too progressive for Cape Town’s municipality. Her detractors accuse her of playing victim.
By Tessa Knight
News | 26 August 2019
Endlovini residents burn rubble at councillor’s office
Protesters demand toilets and electricity
Brief | 26 August 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
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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