Government
Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why
Lack of political leadership at all tiers of government and a failure to implement transport planning policy are to blame
By Steve Kretzmann and Peter Luhanga
Analysis | 29 July 2021
R350 Covid grant is too little and excludes too many, research report finds
Grant is used up on basic services that should be free
News | 28 July 2021
Life Esidimeni repeatedly warned health department, inquest hears
Former managing director describes transfer of patients by health department as “hurried”, “haphazard” and not conforming to discharge procedures
News | 21 July 2021
Life Esidimeni inquest will determine if health officials could be criminally convicted
Previous arbitration process found the deaths were not natural but caused unlawfully and negligently by government employees
News | 20 July 2021
Declaring a State of Emergency explained
Some people have been calling for a State of Emergency to be declared because of civil unrest in the country
Law | 15 July 2021
Refugees frustrated by Home Affairs online renewal system
Officials accused of exploiting asylum seekers’ desperation at the Pretoria refugee centre
By Kimberly Mutandiro and Tariro Washinyira
News | 13 July 2021
There is no right to carry a gun under our Constitution
Yet much debate on the Firearms Control Amendment Bill is based on the “right” to have a gun for self-defence
Opinion | 6 July 2021
Gun lobby says proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Bill won’t reduce violent crime
The police ministry has received over 100,000 submissions on the bill. Comment period extended to 2 August
News | 1 July 2021
Former political prisoner scratches out his image on Upington 26 monument in protest
“I didn’t fight to get a monument. I fought to get a better life”
Brief | 29 June 2021