Refugees frustrated by Home Affairs online renewal system
Officials accused of exploiting asylum seekers’ desperation at the Pretoria refugee centre
By Kimberly Mutandiro and Tariro Washinyira
News | 13 July 2021
Alexandra was already “a ticking time-bomb” says SAHRC report
As protest returns to Alexandra, activists say nothing has changed after 2019 protests
News | 13 July 2021
“I don’t know what I did to deserve this” says looted shop owner
Sporadic looting and protests continue in Alexandra, Johannesburg
News | 12 July 2021
Gauteng government takes vaccination drive to SASSA queues
“We’ve been using vaccines for years. I don’t understand why people are afraid of this vaccine” says Soweto pensioner
Brief | 7 July 2021
A thriving trade has sprung up around informal mining in Gauteng
Immigrant traders supply miners with everything from water to socks
News | 7 July 2021
Video: The death of Ishmael Gama at the hands of Gauteng police
More than a year after his death, and months after the police watchdog implicated eight officers in murder, police management has not acted.
Video | 7 July 2021
Equal Education goes back to court to force government to feed hungry school children
Minister Motshekga and eight provincial education MECs in contempt of court, says NGO
Law | 5 July 2021
Gauteng police have killed hundreds, but SAPS leaves brutal cops unchecked
Official statistics show no Gauteng officers have been disciplined for violent offences since 2016
Feature | 5 July 2021
Artists want Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s head to roll
Theatre and Dance Alliance report says those responsible for the mess made of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package should be held accountable
News | 1 July 2021