RDP beneficiaries live with shoddy construction
“I was a backyarder on the housing list for 33 years before I received this house … I am so disappointed”
News | 14 August 2019
Immigrants arrested in JHB raids say they showed police valid papers
Magistrate orders hundreds to be sent to Lindela detention centre
By Zoë Postman
News | 13 August 2019
Family of six no longer has to survive on one old age pension
Mayor and government intervene to help Flagstaff family get IDs, social grants and a better home
Brief | 13 August 2019
District Six: Why judge described minister as “reckless and grossly negligent”
Personal cost order against Maite Nkoana Mashabane after land claims process stalls
Law | 13 August 2019
Eyewitnesses describe police beating a man who had a mental disability
IPID appears not to have interviewed key witnesses
By Vincent Lali
Feature | 13 August 2019
Drought and strike leave taps dry in Butterworth
Protesting residents block N2 demanding water tankers
Brief | 12 August 2019
Lottery-funded rehab centre unfinished after two years
#DodgyLottery part four: R17 million has been spent on Kuruman facility
Feature | 12 August 2019
This is what it’s like to go to school in Hanover Park
If they hear gunshots the “kids know if they outside they have to go to the nearest classroom and hit the floor”
By Tessa Knight
News | 12 August 2019
“Proud to be trans, proud to be sex workers, and even prouder of their stunning sense of style”
Trans women sex workers collective Sistaazhood launches photo book
News | 12 August 2019
Photo Essays
In photos: Not your usual ballroom dance
“To celebrate queerness in its entirety … is something very special.”
Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL
But the company has dismissed the claim that it is leaving South Africa as disinformation
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Lesotho’s failed multi-million rand high-altitude sports centre
The decaying Rapokolana facility was built in 2005 but has never been fully operational. It is a missed opportunity for athletes from South Africa and Lesotho.
Ethics company told to pay back Lottery money
ProEthics and its director Dr Janette Minnaar tried to stop us publishing this article
Our Editorials
We should not be playing war games with Iran, Russia and China
Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy
Judges should respect press freedom
There have been too many prepublication gag orders in recent times
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Engagement with Iran, Russia and China Is Not Endorsement
The criticism of the Will for Peace 2026 naval exercise conflates moral judgement with strategic re… Read more
School accreditation: It's not easy to find information
It is said parents must verify the school is accredited. This is not easy if information of who to… Read more
Germiston neglected: We need electricity
The is still no changes so I write this to express my concerns about the lack of electricity in our… Read more
Midrand water outage: Water outage in Dawnview Germiston
We have had water outage for six days then the water returns, and the next day it's gone. We are on… Read more
Cape Town underground tunnels: Use of Cape Town's tunnel water
I found this article interesting considering the pressures on our water supply. Is it not worth inv… Read more