Rape Case Postponed 23 Times
Nearly five years later there has been no justice
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Blind People Can Access Copyrighted Works, Rules Concourt — Again
Copyright Bill remains subject of litigation
Promises, Promises, but Still No Proper Water Supply in Musina
Children do the family’s washing at a broken municipal water pipe
Johannesburg Has a Water Leaks Problem. Here’s What’s Being Done About It
Study found more leaked municipal water in the Jukskei River than naturally occurring water
Rape of 7-Year-Old Child: Mother Accuses Police of Being Slow to Act
Police blame delays on “a shortage of manpower”
Sewage Stench Lingers at Milnerton Lagoon
Years after the City of Cape Town was ordered to clean it up, the estuary is still polluted
“Pot” Stemmet Faces Charges Over Theft of Lottery-Funded Equipment
Machinery removed from “minstrel museum”
Pup-up Shop: New Mobile Clinics for Dogs and Cats
TEARS is rolling out vehicles that will provide both community education and veterinary services
Inside Gauteng’s R500-Million Corruption Scheme (Part Two)
How a network of non-profit organisations, co-operatives and companies captured the department’s “sustainable livelihoods” budget
PRASA Finally Signs Rail Deal with City of Cape Town
The Service Level Plan gives the City oversight over annual performance plans, station revitalisation, and the introduction of more train sets
Makana’s Immigrant-Owned Spaza Shops Remain Closed
Makana authorities shut the shops two weeks ago citing violations of various regulations
Turning Cape Town’s Vacant Land Into Indigenous Gardens
German-South African collaboration is “greening” urban spaces
Gauteng Government’s Buried Corruption Investigation
Forensic Audit into R500-million corruption in Department of Social Development was hidden. Non-profit organisations paid the price.
Legal Delays Threaten Survival of African Penguins
Activists say that the litigation to protect the birds’ feeding grounds has been dragged out for months by the state, despite the urgency of the situation
Epileptic Woman Has to Sleep on Concrete Floor at Hospital
Eastern Cape health department says Uitenhage Provincial Hospital has too few beds for increased demand
Reading Is Kwaai: High School Teacher Starts Mobile Library for Learners
Nigel Mortley takes books to Cape Town schools that do not have libraries
Angry Residents Confront Johannesburg Water Officials
People from Westbury, Westdene, Claremont, and Hursthill want a permanent solution to their water woes
Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Eastern Cape Judge President Set for January
But the public will not have access to all the evidence
Upington Farmers Are Desperate for Water
They are receiving little help from the municipality
Twelve Years and Counting: Rail Theft Case to Continue After Court Victory for State
Case involving top PRASA official and theft of 42km of railway line has stalled for at least 21 months
Protest Opposite Holocaust and Genocide Centre in Cape Town: Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
The picket marked the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
Fentanyl Is Here: South Africans Test Positive for Potent Opioid
Preliminary research shows people are using fentanyl, a lab-made opioid over 30 times as potent as heroin, responsible for thousands of deaths in the US
Our Justice System Is Grinding to a Halt
Simple cases are taking years and years to be finalised
Ombud Finds Sunday World Breached Press Code in AfriForum Article
Newspaper ordered to publish an apology and correction for inaccurate claims