These police beat Juma Igiranieza, not suspected of any crime, with a bat and smothered him with a plastic bag. They were caught red-handed on CCTV.
News | 14 January 2026
Five families who have fought their eviction for years have lost their court battle
Law | 13 January 2026
The fire at Doornbach informal settlement left thousands homeless and over 600 structures destroyed
News | 13 January 2026
“People are fed up and disappointed with the police and the justice system, and are now forced to take the law into their own hands.”
Brief | 12 January 2026
Funding is secured, but about 50 families living in an informal settlement still need to be relocated
News | 12 January 2026
A pilot project in the Overberg aims to produce useful agricultural products using cleared invasive plants
By John Yeld
News | 9 January 2026
Their shacks were demolished because they were built on sewer pipes in need of urgent maintenance
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 7 January 2026
“It is a grotesque irony that the law should be used to criminalise opposition to genocide rather than genocide itself,” says South African Jews for a Free Palestine
News | 6 January 2026
New homes for families living above sewer pipes have been destroyed
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 January 2026