Dust settles after Maponya Mall taxi violence
Taxis and e-hailing drivers are operating peacefully for now
Brief | 21 August 2025
World-famous Soweto music school faces funding crisis
“We’ve survived under so many difficult circumstances but we’ve never been in the situation that we are in now”
Photo Essay | 21 August 2025
Climate protesters demand reparations from Standard Bank for fossil fuel investments
They also want TotalEnergies to stop further fossil fuel extraction in Africa
Brief | 19 August 2025
South African journalists condemn murder of colleagues in Gaza
Israel has killed 184 Palestinian journalists since 7 October 2023. 26 are believed to have been deliberately targeted.
Brief | 15 August 2025
Hundreds shut down Soweto mall after e-hailing driver shot dead and set alight
Residents demand authorities intervene in the conflict between minibus taxi operators and e-hailing drivers
News | 14 August 2025
Mamelodi shack dwellers given stands a decade ago still live without services
Skierlik lacks waste collection, sewage, electricity and potable water
News | 14 August 2025
College tries to evict 27 families to make way for students
At a protest Ekurhuleni West students demanded the eviction of the families in “24 hours”
Text by Kimberly Mutandiro. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 13 August 2025
Iconic Joburg library reopens after years
But the City still has a list of public libraries that remain closed
News | 12 August 2025
Tshwane municipal workers demand salary increases
Union says 3.5% and 5.4% increases were promised in 2021 and 2023
Brief | 6 August 2025