South Africa’s service delivery woes have attracted all manner of violence. As water becomes more scarce, things will get worse
A severe storm system left a trail of destruction in eThekwini, KwaDukuza and Ndwedwe
Tenants in Durban blocks want the court to give them the right
to buy their homes
Now turned into a museum, the house where he lived in the eastern town of Phoenix and which also housed his newspaper is falling into disrepair
Police Minister Bheki Cele and his team of officers appear to be better at arresting radials than criminals
Attendances rose as lockdown was eased and then lifted — but some people were lured by glamorous online churches abroad
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The eThekwini mayor says there were incidents of excessive use of force towards Africans at roadblocks controlled by residents
Instigators took to social media to stoke fears among police officers, the police minister told the South African Human Rights Commission hearings on Monday
The minister again accused the commissioner of being missing in action when the violence raged in KwaZulu-Natal
The police minister told the Human Rights Commission the president instructed him to avoid violence in response to Jacob Zuma’s pending arrest as far as legally possible
Indian residents deny ‘massacre’ label; black survivors claim violence and orchestration
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On day three of the SAHRC hearings into the July unrest, victim Ntethelelo Mkhize disputes the testimony of activist Sham Maharaj
On day two of the HRC’s hearings into the violent unrest of July, a witness was accused of minimising the anguish of the families of those murdered to protect the image of Indian residents
As the three big parties make their last attempts to woo voters in this year’s local government elections, we look back at the promises in their manifestos
An examination of the language the party uses shows that it is echoing right-wing voices the world over in its insistence that those who point out its racism are, in fact, the real racists
Paddy Harper finally got his second Covid-19 jab, but he feels that it’s pity there’s no vaccine for stupidity — or arrogance
The party will remove the ‘racially inciting’ posters and ‘discipline’ its KwaZulu-Natal chairperson
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It would be refreshing if South Africans encountered political parties that actually walked the talk of embracing the ideals of nonracialism
The party’s regional leadership, concerned at the impact the controversial posters will have on voters in the 1 November elections, insist they must be removed
The deputy president said the government’s resources were not enough to address all of the problems created by the week of looting and arson
A total of 36 murder charges are being probed in the wake of vigilante attacks in the area during last month’s riots
Protecting our loved ones from harm and destruction is brave and noble but the insistence on framing the brutality in Phoenix in terms of the protection narrative is disingenuous
The past week’s violence and looting – and the potential for an orchestrated race war in the province – have evoked haunting scenes from a bitter and bloody history
One of the key suspects believed to be behind the attempted insurrection has been arrested
Men violate women, we detest foreigners, we loot — and 5 000 workers will lose their jobs and homes because their bosses are thieves
While there is better access to a quality life, let us not forget the sacrificies that made our freedom possible and pretend there’s no more to do.
Nasa has officially called it quits for the Mars landing craft <i>Phoenix</i>, two years after the stationary probe touched down.
Mamelodi Sundowns are in the dark and do not know what to expect when they meet Phoenix at the Sir Gaetan Duval Stadium in Mauritius on Sunday.
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Danica Patrick — glamorous, marketable and talented — is exactly what Formula One needs, reports Gemma Briggs
Nasa scientists on Thursday night confirmed that there is water on Mars. The space agency’s Phoenix lander has identified ice in a soil sample.
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The New York Giants didn’t blink. They stared down Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday and came away with one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history. It was the biggest Super Bowl upset since Joe Namath’s upstart New York Jets upended the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl 3.
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A pathologist hired by the family of a South African-born woman who died in police custody at the Phoenix airport said she accidentally strangled herself — but he also blamed police for her death. Dr Cyril Wecht said officers roughed up the 45-year-old mother, who was flying from New York to an alcohol treatment centre.