The Constitutional Court is battling. Here’s what can be done to fix it
Freedom Under Law has proposed several solutions to help the overburdened apex court
News | 19 May 2026
Schools built by Eastern Cape families in the 1980s have been left to ruin
All the parents asked is that the state maintain and upgrade the schools
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 19 May 2026
SRD grant recipients queue all day at Benoni SASSA office – only to be turned away
Beneficiaries trying to update their details or reinstate payments say they have to make multiple trips because the system of often down and queues are very long and slow
Brief | 19 May 2026
Pensioners queue from 2am at SASSA office in Tshwane
Beneficiaries sleep on cardboard outside the Soshanguve office
Brief | 19 May 2026
Private health providers don’t need government permission to operate, ConCourt rules
The apex court has unanimously ruled that sections of the National Health Act requiring private hospitals and doctors to get government permission to operate, were unconstitutional
Law | 18 May 2026
“My death was in front of me” - aftermath of the Cape storm
Farm workers at Holland Farm in Rawsonville describe spending a night trapped on rooftops as floodwaters swept through their cottages, leaving three people dead
Photo Essay | 18 May 2026
Blaming immigrants for our problems is a fool’s game
Lives will not be improved by vigilante action, mass deportations and expressions of hatred
GroundView | 18 May 2026
Government may finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be developed for housing
An estimated 67,000 homes could be built at Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield
Brief | 18 May 2026
Chief Justice dismisses bid by former PRASA board members to sue Zondo
The former board members are seeking to set aside findings of corruption made against them by the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture
Brief | 15 May 2026
Photo Essays
Charts
Features
Most Read
Most time spent reading
Our answers to your questions
- My uncle, the executor of my mother's deceased estate, is not communicating with me as her first born child. What can I do?
- I am disabled and I use a wheelchair, I have been on the housing list for years now, how can get I housing in Cape Town?
- How can I get proof of existence of a deceased person who never had a birth certificate or ID?
- An estate agent used my ID to buy a house for a client without my consent. Please help!
- Can I legally inherit property in South Africa if I am from another country?
Selected letters to the editor
Joburg mom faces bankruptcy over R2.9-million water bill
I read with interest the article by Seth Thorne that this Joburg resident had received a bill for 6… Read more