Government
Pit latrines, bad roads and no tap water but Limpopo villagers have multi-million rand community halls
Huge amounts of money were spent in Zebediela on halls that are hardly used and are crumbling from neglect
News | 2 December 2021
SA music industry exposed: the money is not going to the artists
One of many grim statistics: of R200 million in royalties collected by SAMPRA in 2020, R41 million went on “administrative costs”
By Niki Moore
Feature | 26 November 2021
OUTA: Government is wasting money and using delaying tactics to hide information
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse wonders why SANRAL opposed a request for information and then didn’t turn up for court
Opinion | 26 November 2021
Catastrophic decline in the South African music industry
Once seen as a vital growth point with huge export potential, our music industry is a tiny shadow of its former self, and Covid is not the main culprit
By Niki Moore
Feature | 24 November 2021
Post office, SASSA office, library and community centre have all closed down in Madiba’s hometown
Unpaid electricity bills and armed robberies have collapsed Qunu’s multi-purpose community centre
News | 19 November 2021
City of Cape Town appeals interdict stopping shack demolitions during lockdown
The City told the Supreme Court of Appeal the interdict has hindered its ability to protect property and to roll out housing
News | 16 November 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
Mthatha families buy their own transformers to electrify their homes
“Children want electricity to do their school assignments”
News | 20 October 2021
Human Rights Commission asked to look into post-apartheid forced removal
255 people live in dire circumstances in “Soweto” in Mthatha after they were forcefully relocated in 2012
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Hoseya Jubase
News | 18 October 2021