News
Twelve years and counting: Rail theft case to continue after court victory for state
Case involving top PRASA official and theft of 42km of railway line has stalled for at least 21 months
News | 9 December 2024
Fentanyl is here: South Africans test positive for potent opioid
Preliminary research shows people are using fentanyl, a lab-made opioid over 30 times as potent as heroin, responsible for thousands of deaths in the US
News | 9 December 2024
Here’s how an SRD beneficiary spent their R370 grant
We joined Willem Witbooi from George while shopping on Black Friday
News | 6 December 2024
We visited eight boreholes in Cofimvaba: not one of them is operational
Municipal workers accused of stealing vital equipment
News | 6 December 2024
New hospital for Elim at last
But no date has been set by the Department of Health and the old hospital is crumbling
By Thembi Siaga
News | 5 December 2024
Minister moves to appoint National Gambling Board members after ten years
Board positions have been vacant since 2014
By Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 4 December 2024
Father’s heartbreaking 15-month search for baby’s body after Marshalltown fire
Broken promises and dashed hopes in Mike Ngulube’s desperate quest to locate Memory’s misplaced body
News | 4 December 2024
“Implausible” 2022 census cost R4-billion
There are serious concerns about the reliability of the census data
By Daniel Steyn
News | 3 December 2024
SASSA accuses media of “overstating the problems” at the agency
“These negative reports have led to an unfortunate conclusion that SASSA has completely failed in its responsibility” SASSA’s Sibusiso Nhlangothi tells the Western Cape provincial legislature
News | 3 December 2024