Terry Bell was a force for good in the world
Award-winning journalist, activist and author dies aged 84
Obituary | 26 March 2026
Eastern Cape government hub gutted by fire
Vital government records and archives are feared to have been destroyed
Brief | 26 March 2026
Ekurhuleni’s “ghost workers” demand jobs and compensation
About 200 former EPWP workers say the municipal database shows them earning salaries 11 years after their contracts ended
Brief | 26 March 2026
R198-million school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin
Multiple deadlines have been missed
By Thembi Siaga
News | 26 March 2026
Durban street vendors take municipality to court over permits
More than 80 traders say permits were suspended, terminated or left undecided while they are being forced to relocate to Centrum Park
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 26 March 2026
Mining company linked to Zimbabwean president is destroying famous landmarks
Chenxi Investments has been fined but continues stripping vegetation and polluting rivers
By Brenna Matendere and Mary Taruvinga
Feature | 26 March 2026
Minister sends back “completely inadequate” report on police headquarters scandal
Report fails to identify those responsible for the Telkom Towers mess, Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson tells Parliament
Brief | 26 March 2026
Limpopo EPWP workers left unpaid for months
The workers were part of a project implemented through the Collen Mashawana Foundation
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 26 March 2026
Chaos in Parliament as debate on new lottery board chair explodes
Debate on a shortlist of three candidates was suspended, then postponed, after MK and EFF MPs repeatedly raised points of order
Brief | 25 March 2026
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