South Africa

Millions of rands in lottery funding for mysterious music festival

R15 million paid to dormant organisation but chairman says he’s unaware of the grant

Family of 13 living in a shack have “tried everything” but “there are just no jobs”

“I am trying my best to get them a house or a decent place to live in,” says ward councillor

Toilets overflow for a month as City drains clog up

City blames blockages on “misuse of the sewer system”

Covid-19: Hospital staff picket in Pietermaritzburg

Workers demand better protection from infection

Dunoon residents threaten to empty toilets on N7

Petitioners tell City of Cape Town to dump contractor

Lottery bows to pressure and releases grant details

But information on the Covid-19 relief fund is incomplete

Lockdown in pictures - Day 124: Fish for sale

OUTA lays fraud and racketeering complaint over Lottery grants

“NLC officials are intentionally turning a blind eye and are thus complicit and criminally liable”

Protest over toilets turns violent in Uitenhage

Project to build toilets for Bobani Village was halted by internal politics