Cape Mental Health Celebrates 30 Years of Its Colourful Kite Festival
The organisations hosts the annual event to raise funds so it can continue offering mental health services to thousands of people
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‘Missing Link’ Added to Table Mountain National Park
Two properties have been added to join the centre and south of the park to form the Kommetjie-Noordhoek wetlands land chain
Hundreds Homeless After KZN Demolitions
KwaDukuza municipality gets court order, demolishes 50 shacks
Police Minister Confirms Thabo Bester Was Detained and Then Released While He Was on the Run
Bester showed police a fraudulent ID when he was stopped for speeding
Lottery Board Vindicated by Legal Opinion
The National Lotteries Commission was correct to return money to Treasury
Concourt Showdown on Copyright Bill
The court will hear two applications relating to copyright and the rights of blind people to convert works into accessible formats
Minister Says Social Grant Flaws Found by Students Will Be Investigated Within 30 Days
Stellenbosch teenaged students present their findings to Parliament
Press Council Expels Independent Media for Failing to Obey Rulings
Independent Media initially withdrew from the Press Council in 2016 and rejoined the Council in January this year.
Eskom Withdraws From Cape Town Informal Settlement After Second Attack in Two Weeks
On Monday a security vehicle escorting the power utility’s workers into the area was hijacked.
Disability Grant Applicant Collapses in Long Queue at Sassa Office
SASSA’s Bellville office manager blames staff shortages
Family Blames Father’s Death on Local Clinic’s Inaction
Buti Malinga was turned away from Makgolokoeng village clinic and died hours later
Eastern Cape Village Still Without Water 30 Years Since Democracy
Residents in Lugada walk far distances to collect water from a wellpoint
Families Evacuated From Their Flooded Homes in Nelson Mandela Bay
Municipality says mop up and damage assessment operations are underway
Promised Land Is a Battleground: Inside a Cato Manor Informal Settlement
Murder and fear stalk eKhenana shack dwellers
People Wait Months to Be Verified for R370 Srd Grant
SASSA blames the Home Affairs online system
Crime Statistics: Who Are We to Believe?
SAPS and Stats SA figures are wildly different
Informal Miners Burnt to Death During Police Raid: Families Demand Justice
Several miners died and scores more sustained severe burns during an Operation Vala Umgodi raid in August
Talks on Penguin Litigation Fail to Break Deadlock
But environment minister and bird conservation groups both say an out-of-court settlement is yet possible
Over 70 People Left Homeless After Khayelitsha Fire
Fire victims say they do not have the means to rebuild their homes
Seventh Postponement in Durban Police Brutality Case
The trial into the death in custody of Regan Naidoo in 2018 has still not begun, this time because of a complaint before the Legal Practice Council
Donkey Carts Stand Idle as Tourism Dies in Cederberg Village
Heuningvlei was devastated by flooding for two consecutive years but the residents are determined to keep their town alive
Alarming rise in HIV
Needle programs are officially supported, but the state often obstructs them
KZN Villagers Use Social Grants to Fix Broken Taps, Pipes and Pumps
Ndatshana residents say they were without running water for seven years
Helping Hand Offered to Woman Feeding Children in East London
The Lunchbox Fund and the Development Bank have committed to providing meals to Zandile Mtungata’s organisation