Feature
Elections 2026: even the province couldn’t fix this municipality
Ditsobotla in North West has been failing for years
By Seth Thorne
Feature | 12 October 2026
Chris Hani’s killer could become a Polish MP
Janusz Waluś has become a mascot of the far right and has a political base in Poland
Feature | 12 October 2026
Ekurhuleni police force employed convicted killers, Parliament told
Damning draft report presented to SCOPA lists critical governance and financial failures across five cities
Feature | 8 October 2026
Children are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poor
Damning report from World Health Organisation confirms what professionals already know
Feature | 6 October 2026
Elections 2026: this village in the Langkloof orchards is strewn with rubbish
Residents of Louterwater in Kou-Kamma municipality complain of uncollected waste, persistent sewage overflows and inconsistent water supply
Feature | 5 October 2026
Lesotho learners get smaller meals after Trump’s US aid cuts
The Lesotho government has taken over the school feeding programme resulting in less food
Feature | 1 October 2026
20 years of SASSA: How the SRD grant became a lifeline for millions
Research suggests the grant does not discourage unemployed people from looking for work
Feature | 1 October 2026
Inside Gauteng’s welfare corruption investigation
A forensic audit caused dozens of welfare organisations to be defunded. These were the findings against them
By Daniel Steyn, Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
Feature | 30 September 2026
Elections 2026: This municipality is pouring sewage into the Vaal River
Streams that feed the river are being contaminated by failing wastewater treatment in Matlosana municipality
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 30 September 2026