Taxi strike cost Western Cape R5-billion, MEC tells Parliament
The strike was called without notice and badly affected businesses, learners, clinics and government services
News | 25 August 2023
Survey reveals massive decline in rail passengers over the last ten years
The number of Metrorail passenger journeys have dropped by 46-million since 2013, but gains have been made over the last year
News | 25 August 2023
We bought dagga. It was probably illegal. Here’s why
The Medicines Act is being misused while Parliament dithers
By Lucas Nowicki and Ashraf Hendricks
Feature | 25 August 2023
Community Work Programme workers upset over R3,700 a month earning limit
Workers say they must submit bank statements for three months and are fired if they earn above this limit
News | 25 August 2023
EFF disrupts Cape Town council meeting, takes aim at JP Smith
But the controversial Mayco Member received a standing ovation from DA members for his handling of the taxi strike
News | 24 August 2023
Court dismisses expelled NUMSA official’s urgent application
“The fact that the applicant wants the matter heard urgently does not make it urgent” says judge
Law | 24 August 2023
Government must intervene in Intercape bus attacks
Judge “determined not to be misunderstood” in ordering transport minister, Eastern Cape MEC and police to take action
Law | 24 August 2023
Gauteng Premier promises a “realistic” plan for services in Slovo Park
The settlement has waited for over two decades to be upgraded despite a 2016 court ruling in residents’ favour
By Chris Gilili
News | 24 August 2023
Man “maliciously arrested” by police gets R3.4 million in damages
But only after spending nearly three years in prison
Law | 24 August 2023