South Africa

Investigation finds Limpopo school toilets have not been fixed

Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets

No water for two years as R200-million project remains incomplete

At Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani in Limpopo, staff and patients have to bring water and use pit toilets

No soccer at new R37-million Limpopo stadium

The pitch is unusable because the grass has not grown adequately due to water shortages

Dunoon artist brightens children’s lives

Sibusiso Dube has livened up the local library, mentored teens and earned acclaim for his graphite portraits

City of Cape Town contractors mess up

Rubbish piles up as City dumps cleaning companies which don’t meet obligations

NPA to proceed in rape cover-up case against Brighton Beach police officers

But the case has been adjourned to April 2026

In photos: The spectacular but contested Drakensberg source of Johannesburg’s water

Tshwane Municipality fails to improve living conditions at Mamelodi Hostel

Three years ago the City promised to restore electricity and erect a fence. Nothing has been done and the place is deteriorating

Public Protector to probe promotion of CCMA official who tampered with case management system

An investigation had previously found Nonzame Jaxa guilty of altering records to boost the office’s statistics