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Elections 2026: ANC is bleeding seats in this failing Northern Cape municipality

Water, waste, fire and finances — Siyancuma is a mess

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Feature | 15 January 2026

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St Lucia fishers take government to court

Celempilo Mduli was shot dead by rangers while fishing at night. Five years later, his family is still seeking answers.

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Feature | 14 January 2026

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Literacy crisis: why Makhanda matters

Two interventions show what can and what can’t be done

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Feature | 15 December 2025

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City of Cape Town hits back against extortion

SANCO accused of threats and intimidation at MyCiTI bus depot; denies any link to extortion

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Feature | 12 December 2025

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Kimberley’s big hole of municipal failure

Sol Plaatje municipality’s speaker and municipal manager were recently appointed despite tainted records

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Feature | 10 December 2025

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Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Content producers get away with fake news and clickbait

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Feature | 4 December 2025

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Kimberley: A provincial capital sunk in sewage

Salt pans and lowlands around the town are lakes of filth

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Feature | 1 December 2025

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Part Two: Dodgy Nguni cattle deals uncovered at Fort Hare

A forensic investigation of a research farm found cattle sold for below market prices

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Feature | 28 November 2025

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Fort Hare’s cattle projects were supposed to help Eastern Cape farmers. Instead they are a lesson in bad governance

Forensic reports uncover arithmetical errors, unaccounted-for assets and absent oversight, probably resulting in the loss of tens of millions of rands for the university

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Feature | 27 November 2025