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Cheap tik takes hold in Tshwane townships

An uptick in psychosis has followed

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Feature | 28 January 2025

From hustling on the streets to recovery: a young man’s triumph over drugs

Harm reduction centre succeeds where rehabs often fail

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Feature | 19 December 2024

Leaked report exposes abuse of lottery money paid to minstrel group

No proof that promised “minstrels museum” ever existed

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Feature | 17 December 2024

Johannesburg has a water leaks problem. Here’s what’s being done about it

Study found more leaked municipal water in the Jukskei River than naturally occurring water

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Feature | 13 December 2024

Inside Gauteng’s R500-million corruption scheme (part two)

How a network of non-profit organisations, co-operatives and companies captured the department’s “sustainable livelihoods” budget

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Feature | 12 December 2024

The violent underworld of Stilfontein’s zama zamas

South Africa’s illicit gold trade is lucrative and controlled by gangs

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Feature | 28 November 2024

Scenes from a zama zama rescue

“They wanted us to go and rescue these guys, but it’s impossible.”

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Feature | 21 November 2024

Johannesburg Water: tales of woe

At least maintenance on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is on track

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Feature | 20 November 2024

Stilfontein’s dangerous and desperate illegal mining industry

Zama zamas search for gold in a vast and unmapped underground network of tunnels

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Feature | 19 November 2024