President Cyril Ramaphosa ignores calls for moratorium on farm evictions
Activists say moratorium is necessary to secure the tenure rights of all farm dwellers
News | 16 October 2018
Ten-year-old boy rescues mother, cousin from shack fire
But his infant nephew died in the blaze which left 70 people homeless
Brief | 16 October 2018
Families who fled Blikkiesdorp ask City for help
A resident claims that crime, not race, is at the root of the conflict
News | 16 October 2018
Tension in Hillbrow after residents attack drug dealers
Drug dealers and users have moved one block further away from where they were
News | 15 October 2018
Human rights lawyer charged for pointing his finger at policeman
Richard Spoor charged under apartheid era Transkei penal code
By Kim Reynolds
Brief | 15 October 2018
Striking drivers disrupt MyCiTi bus routes
Employees, who are unhappy with pay differences and dissatisfied with their union, have started an unprotected strike
News | 15 October 2018
Villagers battle princess over land
Ward councillor condemns actions of Princess Nomaxhosa Jongilanga after shacks demolished
By Chris Gilili
News | 15 October 2018
Court challenge to coal mine
Case is significant for future of South Africa’s protected areas
By John Yeld
News | 15 October 2018
Meeting on gas and oil exploration descends into chaos
Activists oppose Italian company prospecting off KZN coast
By Fred Kockott and Thabiso Goba
News | 15 October 2018