Medicinal Plants Support Men’s Health in South Africa: Why This Knowledge Needs Safekeeping
Without systematic documentation, traditional plants’ uses could be lost or excluded from mainstream medical discourse.
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“Gangster” Municipality Fails to Pay Pension Fund Contributions
Ditsobotla Local Municipality has been under national administration since September
Anti-corruption Watchdog Blames Politicians for Dire State of Road Accident Fund
Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts is conducting an inquiry into the fund
Rights Organisations Criticise Proposed Refugee Law
Scalabrini warns that adopting the First Safe Country Principle could erode refugee protection and disproportionately affect African asylum seekers
What’s Stopping Sunny South Africa’s Solar Industry? Court Case Sheds Light on the Wider Problem
South Africa needs a renewable energy industrial strategy, not just requirements for green power projects to buy a percentage of solar parts from local companies.
Tribunal Finds Judge Selby Mbenenge Not Guilty of Gross Misconduct
While cleared of sexual harassment, tribunal finds a “degree of misconduct” for initiating and conducting relationship at work
25 Years Ago Their Land Was Taken From Them. They Still Haven’t Been Compensated
The community of Ha Rapokolana was moved for the Mohale Dam which supplies water to South Africa
Philippi Massacre: Families to Bury Loved Ones This Weekend
At the memorial service for Mfanelo Songxengo, one of nine victims shot two weeks ago, community members blamed poor policing for the murders
Huge Groups of Humpback Whales Return to West Coast
A wildlife photographer recorded 304 humpback whales on 30 December
Principal Wesley Neumann’s Return to Heathfield High Delayed
The Western Cape Education Department has filed a notice of intention to apply for leave to appeal, which has delayed Neumann’s planned return to the school on 2 February
Alberton Residents in the Dark
The blame for the prolonged and repeated power outages that have plunged thousands of residents in northern Alberton into total darkness for more than a week can be laid squarely on the shoulders of the incompetent ANC/EFF coalition government. This situation borders on the dereliction of the duty to provide basic services and is simply […]
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Where Has All Our Money Gone? A Look at Government’s Wasted Billions
Auditor-General has condemned “no-consequence culture” in government
Explainer: Why Does the Rand Exchange Rate Matter
The Reserve Bank points out that inflation is lower thanks to the strength of the rand
Touring Cape Town’s Secret Underground Tunnels
The water flows all year round in the historic canals under the city’s streets
Philippi Remembers Massacre Victims
Nine people were killed in a shooting at a tavern last Saturday
Film Workers Blame Pretoria for Bringing Industry “To Its Knees”
Protest outside DTIC headquarters
A R112 Million “Success” Built on Overcharged Tenants
Today’s adjustment budget in council raised serious concerns related to electricity revenue, where the City reports an over-recovery of R112.8 million.
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These Councillors Voted Against Fire and Flood Disaster Relief for People Living in Informal Settlements in Cape Town
Today, 29 January 2026, during a virtual council meeting, the Democratic Alliance in the City of Cape Town voted against a motion to establish a Disaster Relief and Contingency Fund. The establishment of the fund that the DA voted against would enable rapid, effective, and dignified responses to fire and flood disasters in Cape Town.
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Parents Exhume Son’s Remains Five Years After State Mistakenly Buried Him
In 2021, Msindisi Phike was buried by the state as a pauper while his family was still waiting for his DNA results to be completed
Startling Allegation That 75% of Funds Meant for Western Cape Crime Intelligence-Gathering Equipment Was “Reallocated”
The country’s top police generals have made extraordinary allegations of impropriety against each other over the past six months since KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi called a press conference where he accused suspended-Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of an inappropriate relationship with a member of a crime cartel.
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Leticia Nquma Has Been Warned She’ll Be Evicted Soon. But She’s Still Painting Her Shack Pink
Dozens of families in Sinqawunqawu, Cape Town, live under the threat of eviction from land owned by Shoprite
Lesotho’s Failed Multi-Million Rand High-Altitude Sports Centre
The decaying Rapokolana facility was built in 2005 but has never been fully operational. It is a missed opportunity for athletes from South Africa and Lesotho.
Call to Scrap “Apartheid-Era” Passport Control With Lesotho
A human rights organisation has petitioned South Africa’s Parliament to scrap passports at Lesotho borders
Indigenous Trees Might Be the Secret to Climate Resilient Dairy Farming in Benin, Says This New Study
Benin’s smallholder dairy farmers need development finance to plant shady trees on the land where their cattle graze, to improve cattle health.