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R1-billion to fix North West’s failed housing projects
The province is sitting with roughly 25,400 unfinished homes
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 1 October 2026
Activists call out hypocrisy of March and March’s protests
“Consider the level of violence that migrant women have been subjected to by members of these groups,” says activist
By Joseph Bracken, Tsoanelo Sefoloko, Matthew Hirsch and Warren Mabona
News | 30 September 2026
Scrap metal reclaimers battle to make ends meet
Government policies are making survival difficult for scrap collectors
News | 30 September 2026
DA to report e-Panic data breach to Information Regulator
A week since we reported it, the Gauteng government has said nothing
By Joel Cedras
News | 28 September 2026
“We were never consulted” – Cape Town residents challenge Equinix data centre
Rezoning appeal has temporarily halted plans
By Alice Scott
News | 28 September 2026
Cape Town Airbnb hosts could pay triple rates
Short-term letting properties may be subject to commercial rates
News | 28 September 2026
Meet the man who fills in potholes in Khayelitsha every afternoon
Eugene Cloete spends five hours a day filling potholes caused by sewage on Swartklip Road
By Vincent Lali
News | 25 September 2026
SIU asked to investigate farm worker equity schemes
Nearly R700 million was disbursed to equity schemes. Most of them have failed.
By Liezl Human
News | 25 September 2026
Debate over new Makhanda wind farm
Questions raised about jobs, community benefits, ownership and environmental impact of proposed 37-turbine facility
By Gcina Ntsaluba and Asemahle Vumsindo
News | 25 September 2026