Elections 2021: This municipality is an exception in Gauteng
Midvaal gets clean audit, but some families still live in grim conditions
Feature | 21 October 2021
Pregnant women queue all night outside abortion clinic
“Poor treatment like this forces some of the women to go for illegal abortions”
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Hoseya Jubase
News | 21 October 2021
Massive database of killings by police made public
Viewfinder analyses 47,000 cases of police brutality, and the results are horrifying
News | 20 October 2021
Labour Minister promises “mobile office” to rural Limpopo villages
People are sleeping outside offices to avoid long queues
Brief | 20 October 2021
Refugee dies waiting for dream to leave South Africa to come true
Over 100 refugees stuck in limbo for two years at Lindela repatriation centre
News | 20 October 2021
Magistrate courts in disarray because of broken IT system
Numerous cases postponed, judgments cannot be enforced, bail hearings delayed. Master’s offices are also affected.
News | 20 October 2021
Mthatha families buy their own transformers to electrify their homes
“Children want electricity to do their school assignments”
News | 20 October 2021
Covid-19: Is it time to allow home-testing?
Some scientists argue it will reduce transmission, but the South African regulator is worried
By James Stent and Gareth Kantor
Science | 19 October 2021
Nelson Mandela Bay says it will not provide services to new land occupations
The municipality is in the process of “formalising” 156 informal settlements by providing services like water, electricity and tarring roads
News | 19 October 2021