News
Emalahleni is failing to provide clean drinking water to 500,000 people
People have to use their social grants to buy electricity to boil dirty water
By Steve Kretzmann and Chris Gilili
News | 22 September 2022
Department of Agriculture to ban use of certain pesticides by 2024
This comes nearly three years after Women on Farms raised the alarm over the use of pesticides which had already been banned in the EU
By Liezl Human
News | 21 September 2022
Former Lottery executive’s pension frozen as corruption probe hots up
Special Tribunal takes action against Phillemon Letwaba
News | 21 September 2022
Ekurhuleni family demands investigation after baby exposed to police teargas
They claim police threw the container into the property while chasing protesters
News | 21 September 2022
Ndabeni protesters block busy road
City of Cape Town says it can’t provide services to shack dwellers living on private land
News | 20 September 2022
More than 150 judgments outstanding for more than six months – most recent report
But even the late judgments report appears to be late
News | 20 September 2022
Parents shut down Geluksdal school over new claims of race-based gang violence
The education department says it has no reports of race-based conflicts or gangs
News | 20 September 2022
“If you want us to bring his head or hand that can be done” - immigrants extorted for protection money
Weekend of calm in Plettenberg Bay after week of violence, but “a solution will not be reached soon”.
News | 19 September 2022
Residents take to the streets after Harrismith without power for two weeks
Electricity restored Sunday afternoon but municipality will need millions to fix its substation properly
News | 19 September 2022