There is no right to carry a gun under our Constitution
Yet much debate on the Firearms Control Amendment Bill is based on the “right” to have a gun for self-defence
Opinion | 6 July 2021
Protesters demanding water stone cars in Dunoon
Residents in Zwelitsha informal settlement have been without potable water for weeks
Brief | 6 July 2021
Court dismisses Observatory occupants’ application against City of Cape Town
A date for the final hearing on the eviction case is yet to be determined
By Liezl Human
Brief | 6 July 2021
Sanitation worse than ever after floods hit informal settlement
Residents of Ethembeni in Khayelitsha say they urgently need ten to 15 chemical toilets
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 5 July 2021
Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19
While it’s too soon to say that the drug is useless, it has clearly been overhyped
By Nathan Geffen and Elsabé Brits
Science | 5 July 2021
Man accused of stealing a cellphone and set alight recovers in hospital from severe burns
At least three people killed every day by vigilantes according to latest quarterly crime stats
News | 5 July 2021
Equal Education goes back to court to force government to feed hungry school children
Minister Motshekga and eight provincial education MECs in contempt of court, says NGO
Law | 5 July 2021
Gauteng police have killed hundreds, but SAPS leaves brutal cops unchecked
Official statistics show no Gauteng officers have been disciplined for violent offences since 2016
Feature | 5 July 2021
Alcohol bans reduced deaths, study finds
UCT and MRC researchers found that dozens of deaths a day were averted by restrictions
Science | 3 July 2021