Life Esidimeni inquest will determine if health officials could be criminally convicted
Previous arbitration process found the deaths were not natural but caused unlawfully and negligently by government employees
News | 20 July 2021
Cape Town commuters terrorised by taxi war
82 people murdered this year and buses shot at
News | 19 July 2021
Part of informal settlement under water for a week
Khayelitsha residents say they need help to clear the water
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 19 July 2021
Homeowners in North West still waiting for electricity five years on
Ditsobotla Local Municipality says it has applied to Eskom for the electrification of 49 homes
News | 19 July 2021
Gqeberha community blame high water bills on the municipality’s failure to fix faulty pipes
“If the municipality had fixed the problem earlier my water bill wouldn’t have accumulated”
News | 19 July 2021
Undocumented immigrants left out of vaccination programme
Electronic Vaccination Data System only accepts documented immigrants
News | 19 July 2021
Charges withdrawn against man accused of starting Cape Town fire
Representations by Frederick Mhangazo’s defence team convince State to drop case
Brief | 16 July 2021
Formal inquest into Life Esidimeni deaths to start on Monday
Families plan to petition for a memorial to be built in remembrance of the 144 patients who died
News | 16 July 2021
Frustrated Vrygrond residents protest destruction of chicken coop
The community has started to rebuild the structure
News | 16 July 2021