Eastern Cape villagers take charge of their own water supply
Frustrated by the unreliable municipal water supply, six communities near Cofimvaba have raised over R110,000 for their own supply infrastructure
Brief | 29 October 2025
Water workers on strike in Free State
Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality plans to close down water company
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 28 October 2025
In photos: Optimists on the water
The Little Optimist Trust Sailing Therapy program gives over 1,600 children in Cape Town their chance to be on the water
Photo Essay | 28 October 2025
Durban community hall left to ruin by municipality
Jabulani Hall has broken windows and collapsing ceilings and its dilapidated offices are occupied by people who say they were displaced by floods in 2022
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken
News | 28 October 2025
How Johannesburg residents are protecting their power lines
“Secure infrastructure should be covered by our rates. We’d much rather spend the extra money on beautifying our local park.”
Text by Zanele Mji. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 28 October 2025
Eldorado Park occupiers picket police station after shack demolitions
They accuse the police of brutality during an eviction operation last week
Brief | 27 October 2025
Seven-year-old drowns in dam in Cape Town informal settlement
Residents of Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East say dams in the area are unsafe
Brief | 27 October 2025
Francesca Albanese calls for all of us to do more to end the oppression of Palestinians
“Bringing the case to the ICJ … It’s been enormous. South Africa went ahead alone and risked huge repercussions from the United States and others”
News | 27 October 2025
District Six claimants wonder if they will be alive by the time government redevelops the historic site
“Hopefully, the next generation will perhaps benefit,” says 77-year-old claimant
News | 27 October 2025