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Cape Town gangs step in where the state fails
National
/ 16 December 2024

Cape Town gangs step in where the state fails

Extortion gangs provide ‘services’ through violence and coercion in Western Cape townships

By Lyse Comins
Call for nominations: Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans 2025
National
/ 13 December 2024

Call for nominations: Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans 2025

Nominations for the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans 2025 are now open

By MG Reporter
Deadline to register spaza shops is 17 December
National
/ 12 December 2024

Deadline to register spaza shops is 17 December

Businesses that miss the registration window will be closed down

By Aarti Bhana
SA Vaccine Producers face delays in snakebite antivenom production
National
/ 11 December 2024

SA Vaccine Producers face delays in snakebite antivenom production

About 4 000 people are bitten by snakes annually but only a quarter of those being admitted to hospital and only 10% require antivenom

By Umamah Bakharia
Women’s shelters face closure over government funding shortage
National
/ 11 December 2024

Women’s shelters face closure over government funding shortage

Shelters also worry about a repeat of the Life Esidemeni tragedy if the government does not provide adequate funding to fill the skills gap of workers

By Umamah Bakharia
Labour court ruling throws light on internal battles in police crime intelligence unit
National
/ 10 December 2024

Labour court ruling throws light on internal battles in police crime intelligence unit

SAPS counter-intelligence head Major General Feroz Khan tells court he is being ‘persecuted for doing my job’

By Paddy Harper
Saftu slams Eskom’s 400% tariff hikes
National
/ 9 December 2024

Saftu slams Eskom’s 400% tariff hikes

Cumulative electricity price hikes over the past 16 years are leading to an affordability crisis for poor, working and middle class

By Lyse Comins
Danny Jordaan: The dream sours
National
/ 7 December 2024

Danny Jordaan: The dream sours

In this second of a two-part series, Luke Alfred looks at the fall of Danny Jordaan, previously lauded as the champion of football in post-apartheid South Africa

By Luke Alfred
‘I’m fighting for my sons’ lives,’ says father of trapped illegal miners in Krugersdorp
National
/ 6 December 2024

‘I’m fighting for my sons’ lives,’ says father of trapped illegal miners in Krugersdorp

The relatives of illegal artisanal miners who are trapped underground in in a flooded mine shaft say that the authorities have failed to help them

By Sheree Bega
KwaZulu-Natal residents are poor, hungry — and tired of Eskom’s hefty tariff hikes
National
/ 6 December 2024

KwaZulu-Natal residents are poor, hungry — and tired of Eskom’s hefty tariff hikes

The power utility is guilty of trying to ‘milk a cow that no longer has the ability to produce’, a ratepayer told regulator Nersa at its public hearings in Durban on Friday

By Lyse Comins
Nelson Mandela Foundation takes state to court over equitable land access
National
/ 6 December 2024

Nelson Mandela Foundation takes state to court over equitable land access

The foundation says the legislation aims to redress apartheid spatial planning and advance land reform

By Aarti Bhana
NPA in Gauteng seized more than R170m in forfeiture assets in the 2023-24 financial year
National
/ 6 December 2024

NPA in Gauteng seized more than R170m in forfeiture assets in the 2023-24 financial year

The division convicted 88.9% of organised crime cases and 90.5% of complex commercial crime cases

By Aarti Bhana
South Africa’s rural population ‘left behind’ as provinces underperform
National
/ 1 December 2024

South Africa’s rural population ‘left behind’ as provinces underperform

Health, education and economic disparities are driving migration to urban hubs such as Gauteng and the Western Cape

By Lyse Comins
Breathing life into Joburg’s dying Brixton cemetery
National
/ 1 December 2024

Breathing life into Joburg’s dying Brixton cemetery

One of the city’s historic sites is on its knees, besieged by those seeking shelter, vandals and criminal opportunists

By Luke Feltham
Investigation into social grant fraud is a flop
National
/ 27 November 2024

Investigation into social grant fraud is a flop

SASSA’s investigation into the SRD grant application system fails to answer crucial questions

By Nathan Geffen
Operation Dudula to sue government over food contamination cases
National
/ 27 November 2024

Operation Dudula to sue government over food contamination cases

The anti-migrant group said the government is not taking decisive action against foreign-owned spaza shops

By Aarti Bhana
Government wasted R38 billion in overspending, auditor general says
National
/ 26 November 2024

Government wasted R38 billion in overspending, auditor general says

A disregard for the rule of law also saw the country lose R14 billion through payment of goods not received

By Khaya Koko
Durban International Book Fair is a cerebral feast for literary enthusiasts
Friday
/ 26 November 2024

Durban International Book Fair is a cerebral feast for literary enthusiasts

The festival runs until Sunday, and brings together over 250 authors, poets and creatives from South Africa and the globe

By MG Reporter
Cannabis master plan moved from agriculture to trade and industry ministry
National
/ 26 November 2024

Cannabis master plan moved from agriculture to trade and industry ministry

New legislation could be brought before parliament in the coming session

By Paddy Harper
Plastics industry ‘unduly influences SA’s global plastic treaty’
National
/ 25 November 2024

Plastics industry ‘unduly influences SA’s global plastic treaty’

South Africa is a primary plastic producing country with significant imports of primary plastic for local manufacturing

By Sheree Bega
Survival at sea: Durban commemorates WWII sinking of ‘Indian Titanic’
National
/ 25 November 2024

Survival at sea: Durban commemorates WWII sinking of ‘Indian Titanic’

Relatives of SS Tilawa victims gathered in the city to mark 82 years since the tragedy, sharing stories of bravery, loss and the ship’s enduring legacy

By Lyse Comins
‘Save our village from the mine’
National
/ 22 November 2024

‘Save our village from the mine’

A KwaZulu-Natal community wants parliament to intervene to force SA Lithium to abide by mining and environmental laws

By Paddy Harper
Local economy reels from police blockade of Stilfontein mine
National
/ 22 November 2024

Local economy reels from police blockade of Stilfontein mine

Illegal miners want the state to legalise their operations as it is the only way for them to earn a living

By Lunga Mzangwe
Durban shack and hostel dwellers disrupt Nersa electricity tariff hearings
National
/ 21 November 2024

Durban shack and hostel dwellers disrupt Nersa electricity tariff hearings

Ratepayers and activists sided with the protesters who were excluded from the meeting because of a last-minute switch to a much smaller venue

By Lyse Comins
Government, business pledge to combat construction mafia
National
/ 20 November 2024

Government, business pledge to combat construction mafia

The Durban Declaration outlines concrete interventions to be taken to over the next 12 months

By Lyse Comins
Senzo Mchunu: Construction mafia is South Africa’s ‘real enemy’
National
/ 20 November 2024

Senzo Mchunu: Construction mafia is South Africa’s ‘real enemy’

Police are investigating the kingpins who issue extortion orders while ensconced in upmarket suburbs, the minister tells a summit on the problem

By Lyse Comins
Department of defence still reviewing SA-Cuba agreements
National
/ 19 November 2024

Department of defence still reviewing SA-Cuba agreements

It has been 19 months since then defence minister Thandi Modise said the bilateral agreement and its controversial sub-contracts were being assessed

By Des Erasmus
Prasa faces R5.1 billion legal case for unpaid debts
National
/ 19 November 2024

Prasa faces R5.1 billion legal case for unpaid debts

The rail agency has ignored a Pretoria high court-ordered report for it to pay its contractor

By Khaya Koko
Coal mining threatens Vhembe Biosphere Reserve
National
/ 18 November 2024

Coal mining threatens Vhembe Biosphere Reserve

Baobabs, marulas, leadwoods and shepherd’s trees face destruction as the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone project advances

By Sheree Bega
Shamila Batohi vouched for deputy after he was denied security clearance
National
/ 17 November 2024

Shamila Batohi vouched for deputy after he was denied security clearance

The national director of public prosecutions says that key personnel are being targeted as part of a fight-back by state capture forces

By Emsie Ferreira
Spaza shops implicated in the deaths of children to be closed immediately – Ramaphosa
National
/ 15 November 2024

Spaza shops implicated in the deaths of children to be closed immediately – Ramaphosa

The president said more regulations are needed around harmful pesticides which led to the deaths of children

By Aarti Bhana
Police make community rescuers at Stilfontein sign indemnity forms before helping trapped miners
National
/ 15 November 2024

Police make community rescuers at Stilfontein sign indemnity forms before helping trapped miners

Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals’

By Lunga Mzangwe
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