More is needed than asking residents to use less. The municipality has to fix its sewage treatment plants.
Analysis | 10 February 2026
“Who would have thought back then that it would have turned out like this today” says 69-year-old resident
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 10 February 2026
The group compared Israel’s detention and justice system to apartheid South Africa
Brief | 9 February 2026
Close to 400,000 beneficiaries notified their social grants are under review as oversight tightens
News | 5 February 2026
Security guards were held at ransom. The clinic has been closed all week.
Brief | 5 February 2026
Revised policy will be sent to Cabinet in March 2027
News | 5 February 2026
The city consumes over a billion litres per day, equating to over 210 litres per person, well above the world average of 120 to 160 litres
By Kevin Winter
Analysis | 3 February 2026
The Western Cape Education Department has filed a notice of intention to apply for leave to appeal, which has delayed Neumann’s planned return to the school on 2 February
Law | 30 January 2026
At the memorial service for Mfanelo Songxengo, one of nine victims shot two weeks ago, community members blamed poor policing for the murders
Brief | 30 January 2026