Pollution Is Killing Gauteng’s Fresh Water Sources
Failing sewage systems, rapid urbanisation and industrial pollution have turned Gauteng’s rivers into an environmental and public health problem
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Work on Eastern Cape Clinic Stalled Because Health Department Didn’t Pay the Builder
Patients have to queue in the rain outside a temporary clinic
South Africa Is Bleeding to Death – And It’s Because of Guns
It’s time to treat gun violence as a public health crisis
Shacks Demolished While Eviction Case Drags on for Durban’s Piedmont Park
The municipality says it will only be able to provide alternative accommodation in 2027
Hundreds Gather to Remember Children Killed in Shack Blaze
A fire in Shaka’s Head near KwaDukuza killed five people on 28 February
Balls to the Wall: Geordin’s N2 Wall Appears to Be Election Spin
Mayor of Cape Town Geordin Hill-Lewis’ promise to build a wall to contain communities living along the N2 between Khayelitsha and Langa looks likely to be election spin after the Western Cape MEC for Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers today denied having been engaged in the so-called project.
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Madagascan-Inspired Dance Festival in Soweto Confronts Social Issues
The fourth ITROTRA–MAP Dance Festival was held last week with artists coming from Madagascar, Mozambique, Sweden, France and Germany
Attack on Elderly Tourists Near Swellendam
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns Friday evening’s (6 March) violent attack on two elderly Dutch tourists at a guest farm approximately 15 km east of Swellendam along the N2 in the direction of Riversdale. According to initial police reports, this is the second incident in the broader Southern Cape region within a week. […]
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Astrotourism Taking Root in the Karoo
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory is training residents to be star guides
Eskom Tried to Block a Gold Mine From Going Solar – But…
South Africa’s largest gold producer went to court to win the right to use its own solar power.
Adderley Street Flower Sellers Oppose Planned Rules and Tariffs
The City of Cape Town says it wants to upgrade the market and consultations are ongoing
Rural Eastern Cape Children Left to Hitchhike to School
About 80 learners from the Enon farming community have been without scholar transport this year
Central Karoo Lags Behind Western Cape’s Progress
Teenage pregnancy, low birth weights, and high neonatal mortality plague the areas around Beaufort West and Laingsburg
MPs Criticise Lack of Clarity on Domestic Deployment of the Army
According to SAPS, deployment of soldiers will run from 1 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
Nine Taxis Torched in Nyanga
Driver and commuters concerned about resurgence of violent taxi feud
Infighting in Sedibeng District Municipality Prevents Timely Tabling of Adjustment Budget
The governing ANC’s infighting prevented the Sedibeng District Municipality (Lesedi, Midvaal and Emfuleni) from tabling the prescribed adjustment budget to the Council on time. In terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), the adjustment budget had to be tabled to the Council for consideration before 28 February. The deadline was, however, missed. Problems arose […]
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Ekurhuleni Metro Owes R3,58 Billion to Eskom
Exactly one year after the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned that Eskom could cut electricity supply to the Ekurhuleni Metro due to power debt, official documents now confirm that the situation has deteriorated even further. According to the latest correspondence from the City Manager, Kagiso Lerutla, Ekurhuleni currently owes Eskom more than R3,58 billion […]
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Khampepe Commission Must Subpoena Former Presidents for Cross-Examination
The evidence of former senior prosecutors to the Khampepe Commission paints a damning picture of political manipulation to stop perpetrators of apartheid-era human rights violations who did not receive amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from ever being prosecuted.
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Arms Committee Fails to Explain SA’s Weapon Sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
National Conventional Arms Control Committee has not filed record of decisions despite being ordered to do so by the High Court in 2021
But Does It?
Women farmers in KwaZulu-Natal have had to abandon their fields because the government has failed to maintain irrigation systems built in the apartheid era.
R66-Million Lottery Grant for Netball Courts Halted After Investigation
Special Investigating Unit has launched a probe into a grant to Netball SA for a World Cup 2023 legacy project
Latest Crime Statistics Underscore Gauteng’s Serious Safety Crisis
The latest crime statistics released by the police for the period between October and December 2025 show that Gauteng remains one of the most dangerous provinces in the country. Although there are slight improvements in certain crime categories, the overall level of violent crime remains extremely high. Some serious crimes, such as murder, house robbery […]
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Observatory Land Occupiers Wait to Hear Their Fate
The City of Cape Town has offered to move families living on Main Road to a site in Gugulethu
Philippi East Massacre: Second Suspect Appears in Court
A third suspect is still at large