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Police struggle to stop vigilantes from targeting immigrants in Alexandra

“I think these people want to kill us,” says Malawian street vendor.

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Photo Essay | 17 July 2026

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Time to pay up: a look at municipal debt

More than R161-billion owed for electricity, water and taxes

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Charts | 17 July 2026

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As climate change intensifies, animals need the freedom to move

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Feature | 17 July 2026

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Six refugees beaten in xenophobic attack

African refugees working in salons around Durban’s Warwick Street Market were attacked and beaten by men with sticks. Two of them were hospitalised.

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News | 16 July 2026

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Judge who has not worked since 2018 to face tribunal

Judge Lepona Joshua Lekale, who is reportedly visually impaired, has refused early retirement

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News | 16 July 2026

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Community that lived decades in harmony shattered by anti-immigration vigilantes

Thembelihle informal settlement near Johannesburg was celebrated in 2008 for standing up against xenophobia, now people are fleeing

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Photo Essay | 16 July 2026

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We tried to take the train with a wheelchair user. Here’s what happened

PRASA has promised to make trains accessible but it is taking a long time

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Feature | 16 July 2026

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Children of immigrants forced to leave South African schools

Repatriation process interrupts schooling

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NSFAS students battle to keep up with inflation

Living allowance runs out mid-month, students say

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Parole officers are drowning in cases

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Voter registration at 64%, four months before elections

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Constitutional Court is far too slow

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