Government funding delay causes vital insect research unit to close
“Our organisation was subsidising a lot of work in the hope that the tender would come through, and it just hasn’t”
By Liezl Human
Science | 22 October 2021
Equipment worth more than R6 million stolen from technical school in Gqeberha
Parents and learners demand the the department provide proper fencing around the school
Brief | 21 October 2021
Shockingly bad service at Home Affairs as queues begin at 2am
Minister says the problem is being addressed
News | 21 October 2021
Undocumented people can now get Covid vaccines - in some areas
Provincial pilot programmes are underway but details are vague
By James Stent
News | 21 October 2021
Elections 2021: This municipality is an exception in Gauteng
Midvaal gets clean audit, but some families still live in grim conditions
Feature | 21 October 2021
Pregnant women queue all night outside abortion clinic
“Poor treatment like this forces some of the women to go for illegal abortions”
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Hoseya Jubase
News | 21 October 2021
Massive database of killings by police made public
Viewfinder analyses 47,000 cases of police brutality, and the results are horrifying
News | 20 October 2021
Labour Minister promises “mobile office” to rural Limpopo villages
People are sleeping outside offices to avoid long queues
Brief | 20 October 2021
Refugee dies waiting for dream to leave South Africa to come true
Over 100 refugees stuck in limbo for two years at Lindela repatriation centre
News | 20 October 2021