Free State residents without water while municipal officials bicker

Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality will close down its failing water supply entity

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News | 16 December 2025

Solution to Dunoon’s railway occupation foiled

People living on Transnet land were meant to be relocated in 2013. But the plan stalled when more people moved onto the railway tracks.

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News | 16 December 2025

City of Cape Town is a step closer to operating train services

Council approves business plan but devolution of rail will depend on funding from the Treasury

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Brief | 16 December 2025

Former Lottery chair challenges Ramaphosa’s investigation

Alfred Nevhutanda, who used Lottery money meant for good causes to buy houses for himself, argues that the Lottery does not deal with public money

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Law | 15 December 2025

Thriving township karate dojos have struggle roots

“Karate is not only about kicking and punching but also building the character of the individual”

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Photo Essay | 15 December 2025

Literacy crisis: why Makhanda matters

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

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Feature | 15 December 2025

SAPS is drowning in unsolved dockets

There were 1.9-million unsolved cases by the end of the 2024 financial year

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News | 12 December 2025

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

“A soap opera with bodyslams”: meet Cape Town’s pro wrestlers

Unique characters take to the ring in an epic display of physicality

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Photo Essay | 12 December 2025

In photos: Homes destroyed in KZN storm

“I saw the corrugated iron roof blowing off”

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Photo Essay | 11 December 2025

Broken promises: Sarah Baartman Centre is a case study in government failure

Hundreds of millions spent and a decade behind schedule

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News | 11 December 2025

Living on R2,320 a month: Here’s how a pensioner spends her grant

“Sometimes by the 15th of the month, the groceries are all done,” says 61-year-old Noah Libbie

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News | 11 December 2025

Botched permits spoil start to crayfish season

West Coast small-scale fishers demand answers from fisheries department

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News | 11 December 2025

New law will reveal South Africa’s huge pay gaps

Amendments to the Companies Act will oblige companies to disclose the gap between the lowest paid worker and the top executive

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Opinion | 11 December 2025

Clinic staff are extorting immigrants to access life-saving medicines

Immigrants say they are being charged for ARVs, chronic medication and baby immunisations at some Gauteng clinics

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News | 10 December 2025