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Emergency: Members of the SANDF at the Vaal River water purification plant in Sebokeng in January. (Gallo/Netwerk24/Deaan Vivier)
DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION

This is why we don’t have water

Protests, corruption, mismanagement — the department explains its failure to deliver water

  • Sipho Kings
4 min read
Small economic players stand no chance to thrive in South Africa due to domination of key sectors by monopolies.
GROOT MARICO

True story: Zuma unveils phallic erection in his own honour

I always thought Nxamalala got captured in Saxonwold. And Dubai. One lives and learns, writes Paddy Harper

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
The soothing sounds of silence
GROOT MARICO

The soothing sounds of silence

A guest farm hidden in the Groot Marico valley provides nature ­activities or, best of all, an excuse to do nothing.

  • Maureen Brady
5 min read