Trump Has Stopped Aid to South Africa, Endangering Thousands of Lives
But we must not allow peddlers of hate to undermine our fragile constitutional democracy
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Pretoria Could Lose 120 Beds for People in Desperate Need of Care
Business rescue plan for social housing company will sell off state-funded special needs facilities
Students Protest Their “Dire” Accommodation Outside SONA
CPUT students have been sleeping outside and in hallways
Wreck of MV Ultra Galaxy Confirmed as Source of West Coast Oil Spill
Clean-up continues and conservationist is impressed with the response
Navy Ammunition Depot in Simon’s Town Is a Fire Hazard
Defence force is violating the law
Goma Call for Peace Campaign Launched at St George’s Cathedral
Religious leaders and civil society groups call for end to the war
125-Year-Old Eastern Cape Hospital in Desperate Need of Renovations
Protesters march to Greenville Hospital near Bizana to complain about conditions
Go-Slow at Hospital After CEO Suspended
Brief suspension came after a letter in the name of CEO Mziyanda Tshaka circulated about an acute shortage of doctors at Tambo Regional Hospital
Lottery Paid R500,000 to Company to Probe Computer Breach That Never Happened
Forensic auditors found several red flags in the payment to Neo Solutions
Stilfontein Protesters Demand Commission of Inquiry Into Police Conduct
They also demanded that mining minister Gwede Mantashe resign
Bromwell Street Residents “Increasingly Concerned” About What Awaits Them
The residents do not know where or when they will be relocated
Anger Over Failure of Community-Owned Macadamia Nut Farm
Government-funded Ncera farm has battled drought and price fluctuations
Leaked ANC Document Calls for Basic Income Grant in 2025
But official statement after lekgotla makes no mention of it
Picket at Mining Indaba Demands Justice for Stilfontein Miners
Activists called for reparations to be paid to the families of the miners who died
Storms Damage Hundreds of Homes and Schools in Northern KZN
Homes damaged across Msinga and Abaqulusi municipalities
No End to Long Queues at SASSA Khayelitsha
Grant recipients and applicants must sleep over or arrive in the early hours if they hope to get served
Photo Exhibition: Remembering the Fishers of Kalk Bay
“The Sea is in our Blood” photo exhibition outside the Olympia Cafe
Three Lessons in Activism From Mark Weinberg
Weinberg, a key figure in the Right2Know Campaign, died on 28 January 2025
KZN Flood Victims Housed in Leaking Building
Landlord battles with inconsistent payments from eThekwini Municipality
Former Lotteries Executive Loses Court Bid to Access His Pension
Judge upholds ruling in favour of Special Investigating Unit
No Money to Fix Broken Colchester Clinic, Says Health Department
Patients say no maintenance has been done on Colchester’s health facility since 2020
Fresh Outcry Over Hotel Development Next to Historic Bo-Kaap Mosque
Developers say the “goalposts keep moving”
Media Must Avoid Careless References to Foreign Nationals When Reporting Crimes
A critical look at the recent press ombud ruling in Asylum Seeker, Refugee and Migrant Coalition v BloemNews
New Cape Town Crèche Is Being Built From Tyres
Goal50 in Heideveld will be made from 5,000 tyres and other recycled waste