Eastern Cape village still without water 30 years since democracy
Residents in Lugada walk far distances to collect water from a wellpoint
Brief | 22 October 2024
People wait months to be verified for R370 SRD grant
SASSA blames the Home Affairs online system
News | 22 October 2024
Crime statistics: who are we to believe?
SAPS and Stats SA figures are wildly different
Analysis | 22 October 2024
Over 70 people left homeless after Khayelitsha fire
Fire victims say they do not have the means to rebuild their homes
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Brief | 21 October 2024
Seventh postponement in Durban police brutality case
The trial into the death in custody of Regan Naidoo in 2018 has still not begun, this time because of a complaint before the Legal Practice Council
By Benita Enoch
News | 21 October 2024
Talks on penguin litigation fail to break deadlock
But environment minister and bird conservation groups both say an out-of-court settlement is yet possible
By John Yeld
News | 21 October 2024
Informal miners burnt to death during police raid: Families demand justice
Several miners died and scores more sustained severe burns during an Operation Vala Umgodi raid in August
News | 21 October 2024
Alarming rise in HIV among drug users as government fails to implement policy
Needle programs are officially supported, but the state often obstructs them
Feature | 21 October 2024
Donkey carts stand idle as tourism dies in Cederberg village
Heuningvlei was devastated by flooding for two consecutive years but the residents are determined to keep their town alive
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 21 October 2024