Analysis
SASSA is making progress against fraud, our study shows
But there are likely many fraudulent grant applications made years ago that still receive money
Analysis | 23 January 2025
Cape Town not immune to Los Angeles type fire disaster
The city has better preventative measures but is far less resourced than Los Angeles
Analysis | 20 January 2025
Education department investigates illegal sale of matric marks
Edumarks offers results early to NSC students for R100
By Kirav Doolabh and Veer Gosai
Analysis | 13 January 2025
Our justice system is grinding to a halt
Simple cases are taking years and years to be finalised
Analysis | 9 December 2024
me&you mobile removes eSIMs from its website
But action from government is needed too
By Joel Cedras and Veer Gosai
Analysis | 5 December 2024
Explainer: why South Africa’s prisons are overcrowded
Our prisons have about 105,000 beds but there are over 156,000 prisoners
By Daniel Steyn
Analysis | 4 December 2024
Investigation into social grant fraud is a flop
SASSA investigation into SRD grant application system fails to answer crucial questions
Analysis | 27 November 2024
Crime statistics: who are we to believe?
SAPS and Stats SA figures are wildly different
Analysis | 22 October 2024
Social grant fraud: SASSA needs to act, not deny
Instead of wrongly accusing us of illegal hacking, SASSA should take urgent action to fix the extremely serious problems we described
By Joel Cedras and Veer Gosai
Analysis | 18 October 2024