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Immigrants stuck in Cape jails since June

SAPS rejects allegations of indiscriminate arrests and unlawful treatment

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Feature | 2 September 2026

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How foot and mouth disease ran amok

Farmers saw it coming but they couldn’t prevent it

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Feature | 2 September 2026

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Elections 2026: Blunders in Mangaung are poisoning Free State water

While the municipality loses billions, sewage flows into rivers and residents struggle for water

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Feature | 1 September 2026

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Home or hospice: The debate over the closure of St Luke’s inpatient unit

While most people prefer to die at home, a minority desperately need specialist care that can only be provided in an institution

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Feature | 21 August 2026

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Families live with rubbish and rats in Joburg stadium

Hundreds of people have been stuck for years in “temporary” accommodation

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Feature | 20 August 2026

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Life in Tulbagh depends on its canning factory. Now it’s shutting down

Thousands of jobs are at stake

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Feature | 19 August 2026

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Why do Joburg’s taps keep running dry?

Poor management has caused frequent, prolonged water outages and left many families dependent on water tankers

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Feature | 14 August 2026

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The story of a money mule, and how she helped the R511-million Morita scam

Now she fears for her life

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Feature | 12 August 2026

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NUMSA wins bid to block liquidation of diamond mine

Court puts Kimberley’s Ekapa mine under business rescue – but choice of diamond dealer raises questions

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Feature | 7 August 2026