Make trains safer for women and children, demand commuters
#UniteBehind and other train commuters stage picket on Friday
Brief | 26 August 2019
City says it has housing opportunities in Blue Downs
Residential serviced plots available for people with a monthly income of R9,000 to R22,000
Brief | 26 August 2019
Burn victims unable to get life changing treatment
South Africa’s only tissue bank has been empty the past two months
By Elsabé Brits
News | 26 August 2019
Without appropriation art is sterile
A response to Jewish theatremakers speak out against cultural appropriation on stage
Opinion | 26 August 2019
Limpopo villagers demand compensation before relocation for road
New tar road will cut through three homesteads in Thohoyandou
Brief | 23 August 2019
Small business owners shut down civil engineering project in Uitenhage
The group is demanding 30% of the value of an erosion control contract
Brief | 23 August 2019
Court orders hundreds of Kraaifontein farm dwellers to be relocated to Philippi
“The judgment doesn’t understand the reality confronting the people of Klein Akker Farm” says community leader
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 23 August 2019
JSC in spotlight for slow adjudication of complaints against two judges
One complaint alleges state capture. The other alleges racism and sexism.
Law | 23 August 2019
Small-scale farmers demand access to land
“Our animals graze in yards and graveyards because there is no land for us”
News | 23 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
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