Government
Queue, the beloved country
We have come to accept that we must queue for hours for every public service - but it’s not normal
Opinion | 6 October 2025
Billions needed to fix courts, prisons and police buildings
Department of Public Works has a R30-billion maintenance backlog
By GroundUp and The Outlier
Charts | 3 October 2025
SAPS HQ fiasco: MPs lose patience with Public Works Minister
Committee members want to see the forensic report on Telkom Towers
News | 10 September 2025
A decade and millions of rands later, Eastern Cape community centre still incomplete
Tsomo multi-purpose facility was meant to take nine months to build
Brief | 27 August 2025
How SA’s Lesotho water project costs ballooned by R45-billion
The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project has seen costs escalate from R8-billion in 2008 to R53-billion today, with delays pushing completion from 2019 to 2028
News | 13 August 2025
Court orders dissolution of debt-ridden Ngwathe Municipality
AfriForum brought the case to compel the Free State government to intervene in the failing municipality
Law | 26 June 2025
New border control plan could harm asylum seekers, say critics
The One-Stop Border Post Bill aims to speed up trade and travel, but critics say protection for immigrants is inadequate
By Jan Bornman
News | 11 June 2025
R750-million budget change hits housing developments in three provinces
Western Cape, Gauteng and Free State are challenging national government’s decision to cut their funds and reallocate them
By Daniel Steyn and Sandiso Phaliso
News | 2 April 2025
Lottery licence bidder accuses Minister of favouring Ithuba
HCI subsidiary Wina Njalo brought an urgent court application after Minister Parks Tau postponed deadline for new operator
Law | 25 March 2025