Lottery looters must pay back R6-million
Former National Lotteries Commission officials, foundation members and companies diverted funds for a Soweto sports complex that was never built
Law | 28 July 2026
Budget cuts, bureaucracy and payment delays put Gauteng’s most vulnerable at risk
Almost five months into the financial year, some welfare organisations have not been paid
By Seth Thorne
News | 28 July 2026
National Treasury to unfreeze funds to municipalities
But finance minister warns that some municipalities are “not off the hook”
By Liezl Human
Brief | 28 July 2026
Church band instruments worth R100,000 stolen and sold for scrap
Cape Town youth brass band pleads for help
News | 28 July 2026
Two years and counting: police torture case postponed again
Three officers are charged with torturing Juma Igiraneza in November 2023
Brief | 27 July 2026
Disgraced EC Judge President Selby Mbenenge to be suspended
Mbenenge has been on special leave since 2023. JSC recently found him guilty of gross misconduct over sexual harassment.
Law | 27 July 2026
Montana runs out of luck: SIU freezes R16-million properties
The Special Tribunal has frozen two multi-million rand properties linked to former PRASA boss Lucky Montana
Brief | 27 July 2026
Exposing a syndicate — by getting scammed
And how we were let down by a bank and the police
By Joel Cedras
News | 27 July 2026
Immigrants accuse authorities of unlawful searches at Joburg shelter
Police and City officials attempted a door-to-door search on Thursday without warrants at Wemmer Shelter amid rising tensions over immigration
News | 25 July 2026