Silicosis class action bolstered by Appeal Court ruling
Litigation has been ongoing for ten years
Law | 7 February 2023
Appeal Court finds Cape Town’s emergency housing programme is not unconstitutional
Although it overturned the High Court ruling, the SCA granted the same relief
Law | 6 February 2023
Video: Free State municipality fails to provide water to communities
In Parys, Free State, the water supply is becoming ever more erratic, exacerbated by loadshedding. Many people have to walk kilometres to get water. This has caused great dissatisfaction and sparked violent protests.
Video | 6 February 2023
Murder at Mangaung Prison: Leaked report shows ‘Facebook rapist’ was dead before a fire broke out in his cell
Leaked documents show that Thabo Bester was already dead before a fire broke out in his cell
News | 20 January 2023
Hundreds march in Free State over water shortages
Moqhaka Local Municipality in Kroonstad blames loadshedding for supply issues
Brief | 17 January 2023
Mystery: Why did a youth movement get lottery funding to build an old age home that doesn’t appear to be needed?
Five years later, the R27.5-million facility hasn’t opened
News | 12 January 2023
Many mysteries surround the death of ‘Facebook rapist’ Thabo Bester
SAPS says the outcome of DNA tests to determine the body’s identity can be expected “at any stage”, six months on from the fire.
News | 8 November 2022
More than two years since construction started, toilets remain incomplete in Free State village
The contract was terminated due to unsatisfactory progress a year ago
Brief | 3 October 2022
Protesters halt lectures at University of Free State’s Qwaqwa campus
The students are demanding that accommodation allowances from NSFAS be paid to them instead of directly to landlords
News | 29 September 2022