A Walk in the Night to Mark the End of Slavery
March through Cape Town commemorates the emancipation of slaves in 1834
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Jozi FM Chair Arrested Over Missing Lottery Millions
Rapitse Montsho is accused of theft and fraud in connection with lottery grants totalling R34.8 million
Cape Town’s Unique Shelter Officially Recognised by Government
The facility provides safety support for LGBT+ and male victims of violence
We Rode Metrorail in Cape Town to See if It Has Improved
While there are still problems, the service is much more reliable than a few years ago. And it’s much cheaper than any other commuter transport.
St Lucia’s hippo celebrities
While tourists take excursions to see them on the lake, these semi-aquatic mammals wander into town every night
Sunday Times Need Not Apologise for Self-Corrected Errors
Ombud rules reputations may be harmed if it is in the public interest
Mother and Three Children Burned Alive in Langa Shack Fire
There were two shack fires in the area on Monday
Eskom Starts Environmental Assessment for a Third Nuclear Power Station
Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are proposed sites
Court Lambasts Western Cape Education Department, Orders It to Fix Late School Admissions
The court found the department had failed to plan adequately for late placements and the situation had been getting worse for over a decade
Johannesburg’s Landfills Fill Up
They also want to be included in the City’s solutions. But there are obstacles.
Alfred Nevhutanda Used Lottery Money to Build a Holiday Mansion
The SIU did not seek a preservation order to seize the house of the former chair of the Lottery as it had been sold in 2021 to an “innocent party”
Understaffed, Crumbling Eastern Cape Clinic Cannot Meet Demand
New temporary structure set to cost R1.2-million and take two years to complete
Police Foil Mugging During Anti-crime March
Residents from Manenberg and Gugulethu demanded better policing
Rent Control Not Only Fails, It Entrenches Inequality
The solution to housing affordability is to increase supply by building more housing
A Provincial Capital Sunk in Sewage
Salt pans and lowlands around the town are lakes of filth
Activists Create Human Chain for Palestine Along Sea Point Promenade
Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls for release of political prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti
Illegal Connections Leave Hundreds of Cape Town Households Without Water
Hundreds of households in Ethembeni informal settlement in Khayelitsha say water drips from the taps at night
The Turtle Trackers of Sodwana Bay
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park’s turtle monitoring programme runs from October to April, monitoring the nesting season of these reptiles
Naidoo Family Breaks Down in Court as Police Brutality Case Postponed Yet Again
National Director of Public Prosecutions comes under fire for causing delay
Maseru Dump Site to Be Closed After Community Goes to Court
Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years
Part Two: Dodgy Nguni Cattle Deals Uncovered at Fort Hare
A forensic investigation of a research farm found cattle sold for below market prices
Head of Special Tribunal Quits After One Year
Judge Margaret Victor’s resignation is effective end of November, yet a replacement has not been named
More Than R200-Million Spent on Unused Sports Stadiums by Limpopo Municipalities
We know of at least eight stadiums that are currently serving no purpose
Fewer Than Half of Elim’s Boreholes Work and Municipal Water Tankers Are a Rare Sight
Private water sellers are filling the gap, but the municipality says they are acting against the law