Court reverses funding cuts for child care
Mahikeng judge ruled that nine non-profit organisations providing child protection services must have their funding restored within ten days
Law | 11 February 2026
“Gangster” municipality fails to pay pension fund contributions
Ditsobotla Local Municipality has been under national administration since September
Brief | 2 February 2026
In photos: Meet the tiny hoppers saving Hartbeespoort Dam
The Centre for Biological Control releases about 20,000 water hyacinth hoppers as part of their biological control strategy
Photo Essay | 4 December 2025
Municipalities are ruining Hartbeespoort Dam
Pollution and sewage are harming the aquatic environment
Photo Essay | 26 August 2025
Vaal River residents reeling from flood damage
Crops destroyed, houses evacuated
Photo Essay | 5 May 2025
“The smell of death was everywhere” – Stilfontein mine rescue ends
246 miners rescued, 78 bodies retrieved
News | 17 January 2025
Bodies and emaciated zama zamas recovered from Stilfontein mine
The family of the miner who brought the court action to get government to rescue them remain hopeful that he is still alive underground
Photo Essay | 14 January 2025
The violent underworld of Stilfontein’s zama zamas
South Africa’s illicit gold trade is lucrative and controlled by gangs
Feature | 28 November 2024
Scenes from a zama zama rescue
“They wanted us to go and rescue these guys, but it’s impossible.”
Feature | 21 November 2024