Elections 2026: This failing town is knee-deep in sewage
Tswaing municipality in the North West spends money on court battles and consultants
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 24 September 2026
Intercape secures court interdict after Ngcobo taxi strike
Buses are loading passengers outside the police station
News | 24 September 2026
Cape Town roads blocked in electricity protest
Philippi informal settlement residents want the City of Cape Town to negotiate with the private landowners to install services
Brief | 23 September 2026
My two-hour “detention” while reporting on water challenges in Bronkhorstspruit
Nothing will deter me from doing my work and defending press freedom
News | 23 September 2026
State land must be used for housing, activists say
Applications were submitted three years ago, but vast areas of government-owned land remain unused
Brief | 23 September 2026
iSimangaliso World Heritage Site is in danger, scientists warn
Estuary could become freshwater wetland within 10 years
By Alice Scott
News | 23 September 2026
Peach farmers offered cash to end Tulbagh cannery contracts
Premier is offering producers R3,250 per tonne to end their contractual obligation to supply Tulbagh cannery
By Greg Dor
Brief | 23 September 2026
Test more people to reduce TB deaths, study finds
New tests can be done in clinics and are much easier for patients
By Marcus Low
Science | 23 September 2026
How Gauteng’s new panic app exposed your data
Reports about domestic violence and assault, including images and locations, could be accessed by a tech-savvy computer user
By Joel Cedras
News | 23 September 2026