South Africa needs to do more to tackle antimicrobial resistance, warn experts
This is a “pandemic which is wreaking havoc, is not being attended to properly and not being taken seriously enough”
By Liezl Human
Brief | 19 June 2025
MPs not impressed with new SASSA verification process
Treasury may withhold funds if SASSA does not meet its conditions
News | 19 June 2025
These families have no toilets, but sewage from other people’s toilets flows past their homes
Riverside informal settlement is built on a floodplain, says City of Cape Town, so services can’t be provided
News | 18 June 2025
Youngsters own the street for Youth Day
Sydney Street in Mowbray was cordoned off for children to play
Photo Essay | 17 June 2025
Home Affairs has left a quarter of a million people waiting years for birth certificates
The Children’s Institute has taken government to court over its late birth registration backlog
Law | 17 June 2025
Cape Town mothers in silent march for Gaza
Israel has blocked food from entering Gaza and killed more than 200 people at distribution points
Brief | 14 June 2025
Four children shot dead in three weeks in Samora Machel
All the victims were in school uniform when they were gunned down
Brief | 12 June 2025
New border control plan could harm asylum seekers, say critics
The One-Stop Border Post Bill aims to speed up trade and travel, but critics say protection for immigrants is inadequate
By Jan Bornman
News | 11 June 2025