News
Rat poison found in Cape Town’s dead caracals
UCT researcher says secondary poisoning of the apex predator from eating contaminated prey threatens to unbalance the Cape Peninsula ecosystem
News | 15 April 2026
“Clean-up campaign” in Durban turns into witch hunt for immigrants
“This is unlawful, and the police have to act to arrest people”
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 14 April 2026
Sewage treatment collapsing in Tshwane
The Department of Water and Sanitation has given the City 60 days from 31 March to come up with a plan
By Seth Thorne
News | 14 April 2026
SA’s only state transgender surgery clinic can help just four patients a year
But Groote Schuur’s Transgender Healthcare Clinic is seeing five to ten new patients a month and new patients may wait 20 to 30 years for surgery
News | 14 April 2026
Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new nuclear power station
A draft environmental scoping report says the Eastern Cape coastal site is the most viable, but a heritage protection order could complicate the process
By John Yeld
News | 13 April 2026
Quota bungle: Small-scale fishers battle to survive
Several West Coast cooperatives given even lower allocations than they had before their appeals
By Liezl Human
News | 13 April 2026
Rape cover-up trial: Police officers describe the day victim was arrested
Two witnesses took the stand on Thursday
By Benita Enoch
News | 10 April 2026
After six years, man is jailed for life in DNA bungled murder case
Thozamile Flathela was convicted of murdering his partner Simbongile Mancotywa in Cofimvaba in 2020
News | 10 April 2026
Action plan to save SA’s most endangered bird
With only 340 adults left, the Botha’s Lark faces extinction
News | 10 April 2026