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State security and the SAPS are on high alert as vigilante group gain momentum, but police concede they do not have the resources to stop Operation Dudula form stoking xenophobia
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The state’s failure to act as a source of moral or political authority creates a vacuum that ‘seductive’ populist movements are happy to fill
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Nondumiso Sibiya has found value in collecting refuse and working with waste pickers
Infraction knows no nationality, but identifying perpetrators is necessary to control it
About 500 tonnes of sewage is trucked daily across Gauteng and disposed of on mielie fields instead of being used to make biogas
The Northern Works sewage plant could generate 4.2MW of power but is operating at 20% capacity
New application system allows children to apply for schools further than 30km from their home — with 320 000 spaces available
Their chief concern is the wellbeing of their children so that they can do better than their mothers
Investing in the Future STEM Skills Development Award. Winner: OLICO Maths
A kilometre of new piping costs R1-million. Johannesburg Water has 2 200km of ageing pipeline
When it comes to weaving a good yarn, the devil really is in the detail.
Here are the stories of the many who have to survive on very little.
In this township, alcohol makes violent men close to three times more likely to rape a woman.
In this township, alcohol makes violent men close to three times more likely to rape a woman.
In Diepsloot, Bhekisisa’s Vimba! app is helping rape survivors access life-saving care and treatment.
Read an excerpt from the award-winning story that kick-started a campaign to link survivors of rape and gender-based violence to care.
Read an excerpt from the award-winning story that kick-started a campaign to link survivors of rape and gender-based violence to care.
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Depression among the elderly is largely overlooked, but exercise can help to counter it.
A rape survivor receives no help from local police and lives in fear in her Diepsloot home.
?As post-election euphoria dies down, Milton Nkosi wonders if South Africa’s glass is half-full or half-empty.
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The gap between the haves and have-nots is on the minds of low-income earning South Africans as they take to the polls.
A case against a couple accused of murdering and neglecting a seven-month-old baby in Diepsloot has been postponed.
Gauteng police have opened a murder case after a seven-month-old baby boy was found dead and mutilated in a shack in the township.
Charges against four of five men accused of kidnapping, raping and killing two toddlers in Diepsloot have been withdrawn.
Protesters have gathered at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court where five men were to appear for the rape and murder of two toddlers in Diepsloot.
The National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson says a man arrested over the murder and rape of two toddlers has confessed to committing the crimes.
A fifth man suspected of the rape and murder of two toddlers in Diepsloot has been arrested and is due to appear in court on Monday.
A man suspected to be the murderer of two toddlers found dead in Diepsloot has been arrested – bringing the number of suspects arrested to five.
The Diepsloot killings, the EFF’s official launch, the US government shutdown ends and Mps declare some interesting gifts. Elephant, anyone?
Gauteng police has offered a R100 000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the Diepsloot toddler killer.