Crime involving firearms and extortion has prevented the municipality, Eskom and SASSA from providing essential services ...

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The Johannesburg High Court has delivered a significant judgment. It has declared unconstitutional the defence of “subjective consent” to a charge of rape. Judge Selby Baqwa said such a defence ...

Eric van Rooy is 69. He grew up in the little town of Wupperthal in the Western Cape, and has lived there most of his life. He worked in the old glove factory for a while before it closed down. Now, ...

Eskom’s Kusile power plant has been plagued with issues since its construction commenced in 2008. The initial plan was for ...

Two people in the care of a private care centre in Roerfontein, outside Tzaneen were found chained by their hands and feet during a visit by the Limpopo MEC for Social Development Florence Radzilani ...

Blind SA says President Cyril Ramaphosa has shirked his constitutional obligations by not signing the Copyright Amendment Bill The new law would give access to blind ...

A growing list of cities are solving homelessness. Movements like Built for Zero prove it’s possible to implement dignified, lasting solutions—and save money in the process. These success stories were ...

About 100 people, including learners from special needs schools, marched to the city hall in Durban’s city centre to raise awareness and mark World Mental Health Day on Thursday. The protest was led ...

Minister Parks Tau has revealed that the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) spent over R73-million on litigation and disciplinary inquiries involving past and current staff. Almost R13-million was ...

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