Business, not bloodshed − Western Cape taxi summit urges regulation of industry
Western Cape taxi summit urges industry reform, regulation to end ongoing violence and corruption.
Khayelitsha residents slam Shoprite for ignoring local labour and business
Protesters were outside the Site C shopping centre on Wednesday and Friday this week.
Survivors of George building collapse demand justice as report blames engineer, developer and contractor
Many red flags were ignored before the collapse of the building in George.
Teen suicides raise alarm over mental health crisis
There is one social worker for 30,000 learners in South Africa’s public schooling system.
SA’s insecurity cluster of overburdened detectives, ineffective courts and overcrowded prisons
A big gap between arrests and convictions plagues the criminal justice system
New regulations to curb underage drinking
The new regulations involve the integration of municipal requirements in liquor licensing and on-site accountability.
Shack dwellers in Khayelitsha endure another winter flood
Severe winter flooding has left families in Cape Town’s informal settlements cold, homeless, and desperate.
Mthatha, a scene of grief and trauma
The deluge on the night of 10 June swept away homes in Mthatha. The death toll in the Eastern Cape floods continues to rise.
Reporting from Gaza: Belal Khaled tells his story
Speaking at a press briefing in Johannesburg, Belal Khaled shared his harrowing experiences as a frontline journalist in Gaza.
‘Another Enyobeni waiting to happen’ as schools close and taverns open
The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance warns that unlicensed taverns and lax liquor regulation is fuelling underage drinking.
Transgender woman’s long walk to ‘Female’
Ligavha had a difficult childhood as a mis-identified male.
‘No 10-year-old should be a mother’: Eastern Cape’s child pregnancy crisis
More than 15,000 girls aged just 10 to 19 years have given birth in the Eastern Cape since April 2024, a deepening crisis of child pregnancy driven by poor health access, limited education, and systemic neglect.
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