Articles for Daniel Steyn
Explainer: why South Africa’s prisons are overcrowded
Our prisons have about 105,000 beds but there are over 156,000 prisoners
By Daniel Steyn
Analysis | 4 December 2024
“Implausible” 2022 census cost R4-billion
There are serious concerns about the reliability of the census data
By Daniel Steyn
News | 3 December 2024
Villagers work with Eastern Cape municipality to fix water supply
The Mncwasa Water Scheme has been revived
By Daniel Steyn
News | 27 November 2024
Activists welcome Treasury’s proposed minimum alcohol price
National Treasury has proposed tax increases to reduce harmful drinking
By Daniel Steyn
News | 19 November 2024
Court intervenes in Gauteng government’s funding blunders
Dozens of organisations have not been paid by the provincial social development department
By Daniel Steyn
News | 18 November 2024
Ivaldo Macamo lost his leg when the George building collapsed. He is still waiting for compensation
Not one of the families we spoke to has received any payout
By Daniel Steyn
News | 30 October 2024
Police minister confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run
Bester showed police a fraudulent ID when he was stopped for speeding
By Daniel Steyn
News | 24 October 2024
Criminal charges for previous head of Gauteng Department of Social Development
Matilda Gasela is facing corruption and fraud charges for tender irregularities when she was head of the agriculture department
By Daniel Steyn
News | 17 October 2024
How government abandoned a multi-million-rand community dairy farm
After catastrophic floods, Minister Nomakhosazana Meth introduced a mysterious investor to the farm without any due diligence
By Daniel Steyn and Joseph Chirume
Feature | 16 October 2024