Rape Cover-up Trial: Defense Alleges Police Officers Are Being Maliciously Prosecuted
Cross-examination of witnesses resumed on Wednesday
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Eastern Cape Villagers Still Waiting for Water From Boreholes Installed in 2015
Joe Gqabi District Municipality says delays are partly the result of foreign funding processes
Two Insurance Giants Dominate SASSA Funeral Deductions
Clientèle Life, Sanlam and their subsidiaries collect R143-million every month for funeral policies directly from SASSA pension and disability grants
School Fire Leaves Hundreds of Learners Without Classrooms
It was the second fire in a year at Riverlea Secondary School
Taxis Block Streets to Demand Repairs to Potholed Roads
Morning traffic on routes to Jansenville, Addo, Kariega, Gqeberha and Kliplaat brought to a standstill
Marchers in Buffalo City Demand Closure of Nightclub
Protest follows anti-immigrant march last week
Court Rules CPS Must Pay SASSA
Company ordered to pay back R81-million in profits from unlawful contract
Passport Crisis in Lesotho
Ministry suspends passport services but people are desperate and still queuing in Maseru
Government Plans New Court Bid to Contain Knoflokskraal Occupation
The self-proclaimed Khoisan settlement has grown to between 15,000 and 20,000 people despite a 2021 interdict
Judge Orders Tark Group Directors to Personally Repay COVID Contract Profits
The Special Tribunal has ruled that R14-million in contracts for surgical masks and protective jumpsuits bypassed bid processes
How Criminal Cops Escape Justice
Delmore Manuel, Jermaine Conradie, and Leigh-Ann Maroon are getting away with torture
Johannesburg Sewerage Treatment Fails Green Drop Assessment
Metro has dropped from 91% in 2011 to below 50%
Mpumalanga’s Emakhazeni Fails to Bill Residents as Its Towns Crumble
The municipality ran up a deficit of R21-million in the 2024/25 financial year
Life in Lesotho’s Historic Kome Caves
The dwellings were occupied in the early 1800s by families fleeing the Lifaqane wars
How Fuel Hikes Impact the Price of Bread
Record diesel prices will increase food production costs
Take Me to the River: Baptisms in Joburg’s Polluted Water
Years of systemic failures have poisoned the Klip River
Over 300 Judgments Outstanding for More Than Six Months
Some matters have been outstanding for more than four years
Nigel Families Waiting 30 Years for Promised RDP Homes
About 100 households still live in shacks in Alra Park while their neighbours on either side live in completed RDP houses
Police Torture Case Provisionally Withdrawn
State fails to provide an interpreter for Juma Igiraneza
Kokstad’s R137-Million Toilet Project Plagued by Broken Pipes and Lack of Water
Harry Gwala District Municipality says project to replace 1,451 pit toilets in Horseshoe is complete, but GroundUp found many toilets were not working
Oude Molen Eco Village’s Fight for Survival
A heritage assessment was rejected but the Western Cape Government will appeal
Soldiers Hit the Streets of Mitchells Plain a Day After a Shooting
Homes were searched for firearms in Beacon Valley
Water Corruption: Hundreds of Cases Referred for Prosecution, but No Arrests
MPs concerned that criminals are getting away with large-scale fraud and corruption over water and sanitation projects
Salt River Market Families Told to Leave
About 21 households remain on the site earmarked for social housing