Articles for Daniel Steyn
Dirty water, raw sewage and bad audits: see how your town is doing
Use our interactive map to see how your municipality scores on drinking water, sewage and its audit before you vote on 4 November
Text by Steve Kretzmann. Data by Daniel Steyn.
Analysis | 30 October 2026
Elections 2026: Affordable housing – has the City of Cape Town done enough?
The City’s plans for 28,400 affordable homes may pay off but it won’t be soon
By Matthew Hirsch, Alice Scott and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 14 October 2026
Inside Gauteng’s welfare corruption investigation
A forensic audit caused dozens of welfare organisations to be defunded. These were the findings against them
By Daniel Steyn, Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
Feature | 30 September 2026
How not to fix a corrupt and incompetent government
The Gauteng Department of Social Development is a masterclass in how not to deal with mismanagement and corruption
By Daniel Steyn, Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
Feature | 29 September 2026
Gauteng government’s R144-million gift to beauty training company
Officials are still on duty, despite serious forensic audit findings
By Joseph Bracken, Raymond Joseph and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 28 September 2026
Five claims by March and March’s leader — and what the evidence actually shows
“We’re not xenophobic, but …”
By Daniel Steyn
Analysis | 2 June 2026
Budget 2026: Ten takeaways from Godongwana’s speech
Minister of Finance paints an optimistic picture
By Daniel Steyn
News | 25 February 2026
Budget 2026: Social grants to go up in April
Increases are slightly more than inflation
By Daniel Steyn
News | 25 February 2026
Part Two: Dodgy Nguni cattle deals uncovered at Fort Hare
A forensic investigation of a research farm found cattle sold for below market prices
By Raymond Joseph, Johnnie Isaac, Nathan Geffen and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 28 November 2025