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Nkandla villagers demand a police station
Mfongosi Satellite Police Station has been abandoned
News | 4 December 2025
We rode Metrorail in Cape Town to see if it has improved
While there are still problems, the service is much more reliable than a few years ago. And it’s much cheaper than any other commuter transport.
By Ishmael Mabena and Joseph Bracken
News | 3 December 2025
Eskom starts environmental assessment for a third nuclear power station
Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are proposed sites
By John Yeld
News | 2 December 2025
Waste reclaimers demand plan as Joburg’s landfills fill up
They also want to be included in the City’s solutions. But there are obstacles.
By Zanele Mji
News | 2 December 2025
Gag order against Open Secrets lifted
Case brought by Integrated Convoy Protection, which sells armoured vehicles to UAE, dismissed
By Liezl Human
News | 27 November 2025
Release of useful health statistics: 2015 to 2025
The National Health Laboratory Service has provided HIV, TB, syphilis and cholesterol data
By Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low
News | 27 November 2025
EThekwini blames Shembe Church for delays in housing project
Burlington development has been stuck since 2022
News | 27 November 2025
Fewer than half of Elim’s boreholes work and municipal water tankers are a rare sight
Private water sellers are filling the gap, but the municipality says they are acting against the law
By Thembi Siaga
News | 27 November 2025
Eastern Cape families go to court over water
Despite a court order, the Amathole District Municipality has not provided water to Centane villages, they say
By Liezl Human
News | 26 November 2025