SIU to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in Nelson Mandela Bay

Mayor says municipality will “give full support” to SIU investigators

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Brief | 15 July 2024

Latest science confirms plummeting penguin population

New model forms the basis for an urgent recommendation to change African Penguin’s conservation status from endangered to critically endangered

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Science | 15 July 2024

We had no water to put out the flames, say victims of Durban shack fire

Pregnant woman dies as 200 shacks gutted

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News | 15 July 2024

No electricity for Diepsloot welfare organisations

Eskom says broken transformer can’t be fixed again because the area is high risk

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News | 15 July 2024

The little charcoal business run by a group of young people in Matatiele

Morumotsho Charcoal has been going for eight years

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News | 15 July 2024

Masiphumelele leaders ask for help in face of relentless storm

“I can only cook meals for a few people. There are so many more people needing food.”

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Brief | 12 July 2024

Workers at sauce manufacturer strike for R4 per hour increase

Management of Ribas Manufacturers has offered R1.75 per hour increase

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Brief | 12 July 2024

Shelters scramble as heavy rain continues

Besides a lack of space some shelters are also dealing with flooding

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News | 12 July 2024

Winelands families battle flooding: “For three days people have not slept”

Relentless rain hampers relief efforts

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News | 12 July 2024

Complaint against Daily Maverick Steinhoff stories dismissed

Former reserve bank employee complained his side of the story was not given, but declined to give his side of the story

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Law | 12 July 2024

Gale rips off roofs in Cape Town suburb

Residents of Wynberg were assessing the damage on Thursday morning

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Photo Essay | 11 July 2024

Buffalo City ratepayers march to City Hall, rejecting electricity fee

A monthly maintenance network surcharge of between R376 and more than R700 came into effect on 1 July

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News | 11 July 2024

Appeal Court rules that City of Cape Town acted unlawfully

Ruling clarifies what constitutes lawful “counter-spoliation” when it comes to land occupation

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News | 11 July 2024

Census 2022 results are “incoherent and implausible”

Medical Research Council says there is an urgent need for population estimates that better describe the South African population

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News | 11 July 2024

No, we won’t move, say Butterworth shack dwellers

Residents of Sikiti informal settlement fear they’ll be forgotten if they agree to move to serviced sites nearby

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News | 11 July 2024