South Africa

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Understaffed, crumbling Eastern Cape clinic cannot meet demand

New temporary structure set to cost R1.2-million and take two years to complete

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News | 1 December 2025

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Police foil mugging during anti-crime march

Residents from Manenberg and Gugulethu demand better policing

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Brief | 1 December 2025

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Kimberley: A provincial capital sunk in sewage

Salt pans and lowlands around the town are lakes of filth

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Feature | 1 December 2025

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Rent control not only fails, it entrenches inequality

The solution to housing affordability is to increase supply by building more housing

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Opinion | 1 December 2025

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Activists create human chain for Palestine along Sea Point promenade

Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls for release of political prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti

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Brief | 29 November 2025

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In photos: The turtle trackers of Sodwana Bay

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park’s turtle monitoring programme runs from October to April, monitoring the nesting season of these reptiles

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Photo Essay | 29 November 2025

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Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water

Hundreds of households in Ethembeni informal settlement in Khayelitsha say water drips from the taps at night

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Brief | 29 November 2025

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More than R200-million spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities

We know of at least eight stadiums that are currently serving no purpose

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Charts | 28 November 2025

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Head of Special Tribunal quits after one year

Judge Margaret Victor’s resignation is effective end of November, yet a replacement has not been named

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Brief | 28 November 2025

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Part Two: Dodgy Nguni cattle deals uncovered at Fort Hare

A forensic investigation of a research farm found cattle sold for below market prices

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Feature | 28 November 2025

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Naidoo family breaks down in court as police brutality case postponed yet again

National Director of Public Prosecutions comes under fire for causing delay

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Brief | 28 November 2025

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Gag order against Open Secrets lifted

Case brought by Integrated Convoy Protection, which sells armoured vehicles to UAE, dismissed

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News | 27 November 2025

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Disability organisation loses Constantia land claim battle

South African Riding for the Disabled Association will have to vacate a portion of the property

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Law | 27 November 2025

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Fort Hare’s cattle projects were supposed to help Eastern Cape farmers. Instead they are a lesson in bad governance

Forensic reports uncover arithmetical errors, unaccounted-for assets and absent oversight, probably resulting in the loss of tens of millions of rands for the university

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Feature | 27 November 2025

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Release of useful health statistics: 2015 to 2025

The National Health Laboratory Service has provided HIV, TB, syphilis and cholesterol data

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News | 27 November 2025

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EThekwini blames Shembe Church for delays in housing project

Burlington development has been stuck since 2022

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News | 27 November 2025