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People fight for water as infrastructure crumbles

uMzinyathi District Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal is failing to supply water

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Feature | 6 October 2025

Pensioners refunded after we queried funeral policy deductions

Insurance companies insist they have proof that pensioners agreed, but questions remain about how this was done

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Feature | 2 October 2025

The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal mining

“There is a new mining order that is coming. Embrace it, but what is illegal, do not tolerate it,” says minister

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Feature | 8 September 2025

Buffalo City wastes millions on vanity projects while essential infrastructure crumbles

More than R200-million blown on mismanaged tourist attractions while beaches are polluted by sewage

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Feature | 1 September 2025

Lesotho’s outdated laws fail to protect threatened plant species

Maximum fine of R200 hasn’t been updated since 1967

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Feature | 22 August 2025

Child miners risk death in Zambia’s copper pits

Police rescued 38 children from Sensele Mine in July

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Feature | 18 August 2025

Inside SA’s multi-million rand plan to fill US funding void

About R1-billion in replacement funds expected imminently, but more may be approved

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Feature | 14 August 2025

One murder, two court cases: chaos at Cape Town court

NPA and SAPS have failed to explain why two cases were enrolled related to the same crime

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Feature | 13 August 2025

Huge admin costs threaten fund for sick miners

People who fought for miners with TB or silicosis to be compensated have raised the alarm, but mining companies defend the process

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Feature | 4 August 2025