Feature
Court to rule on fate of families occupying Cape Town buildings
Over 150 people face eviction from three abandoned buildings in Hope Street
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 25 July 2026
Lesotho citizens lose millions to SGK pyramid scheme
Popular app promised guaranteed returns for watching videos – and then stopped paying out
Feature | 23 July 2026
Elections 2026: Dawid Kruiper Municipality battling water leaks and sewage spills
The Special Investigating Unit is looking into “allegations of serious maladministration” involving 24 contracts at the municipality
By Liezl Human
Feature | 23 July 2026
Elections 2026: Amahlathi municipality is doing better on paper but residents yet to see the benefits
Infrastructure projects grind to a halt
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Steve Kretzmann
Feature | 22 July 2026
Has the army deployment in Cape Town made communities safer?
Parliament gears up for inquiry into gang violence next month
Feature | 21 July 2026
Lesotho’s only snake park: one man’s 30-year battle
Nkhooa Molahlehi has faced witchcraft allegations while building a snake conservation park under a sandstone cliff in Qacha’s Nek
Feature | 20 July 2026
As climate change intensifies, animals need the freedom to move
A desert elephant’s 600km journey reveals why conservationists and governments need to rethink the use of fences
By Fred Kockott
Feature | 17 July 2026
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
Feature | 16 July 2026
Taps dry as municipality drowns in R1-billion debt
Residents of the Kai !Garib Local Municipality in the Northern Cape face collapsing services, frequent water interruptions, and potholed roads
By Liezl Human
Feature | 13 July 2026