Toddlers abandoned in room for almost five days

Unclear why authorities took long to respond

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News | 15 November 2019

Unions at odds with each other over supermarket’s wage increase

Workers from a minority union are picketing a store in Louis Trichardt, but the majority union wants nothing to do with it

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Brief | 15 November 2019

Borehole brings relief to KZN school

Jamiatul Ulama KZN and Gift of the Givers gives Mcoseleli Secondary and the Maqongqo community a new borehole

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Brief | 15 November 2019

Man dies in agony after ambulance takes ten hours to arrive

Partner of deceased says operator told her to “learn to wait”

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News | 15 November 2019

Western Cape government confronts City of Cape Town over “appalling unhygienic” conditions in Dunoon

City says it has “a service delivery obligation but is not itself the cause of the pollution”

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News | 14 November 2019

Site C residents demand a police station

“We had a mobile police station about three years ago, which disappeared a year ago”

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News | 14 November 2019

Dams empty in Eastern Cape

The Gcuwa and all dams supplying Butterworth and surrounding areas are dry

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Brief | 14 November 2019

Silver lining to Dusi pollution calamity?

Durban-Pietermaritzburg river pollution is a microcosm of nationwide water pollution control failures

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Feature | 14 November 2019

Prisoner alleging torture at Leeuwkop sticks to his story under cross-examiniation

“What I’m telling the court today is what happened”

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News | 14 November 2019

RDP houses not connected to electricity or water for a year

Musina municipality says it has been waiting for funds from the Department of Energy

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Brief | 14 November 2019

Protest at school after two educators dismissed for awarding fraudulent marks

“They acted dishonestly and we abide by the decision” says WCED spokesperson

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News | 14 November 2019

Open manhole is an accident waiting to happen

A drain in Uitenhage has stood uncovered for two months, say residents

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Brief | 13 November 2019

Makhanda High Court orders MEC to improve sanitation in school

Judgment follows six years of petitioning Department of Education for new toilets

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News | 13 November 2019

Community volunteers try to keep Gugulethu safe

Some Asijiki neighbourhood watch patrollers have been shot at

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News | 13 November 2019

New publication brings stories of rural South Africa to public attention

Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT) celebrates 35 years with a book and seven awards

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Brief | 13 November 2019

Patel’s spokesman dodges questions on Lottery

GroundUp told to rather focus on investment conference

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News | 13 November 2019