Court dismisses Dr Nandipha’s application for leave to appeal
Judge finds Nandipha’s appeal has no reasonable prospect for success
Crime
News
Chip factory workers will challenge dismissal in Labour Court
Frimax Foods in Durban fired the workers who downed tools in a unprotected strike in June
News
The precarious lives of supermarket grocery delivery drivers
While they race on their motorbikes against tight deadlines they have little job security and few employment benefits
Crime
Thabo Bester escape: Dr Nandipha says she did not consent to her extradition
‘She wanted to come home, she came home,’ argues police advocate
News
Refugees face ‘no hope’ service from Home Affairs
Dozens queue, but the reception office in Gqeberha only serves 15 asylum seekers a day.
News
Public Protector probes government’s 2022 flood relief efforts
Auditor-General recently revealed that KwaZulu-Natal only spent R251-million of the R5.8-billion budget allocated in the aftermath of the 2022 floods
Crime
R15-million Covid housing project ruined by fraud
Fraud accused in 2020 Talana construction case still to be brought to court
News
KZN health department fires hospital security company
Guards downed tools because they have not yet been paid for June
Crime
Simbongile Mancotywa: DNA bungling delays justice for family of slain mother
Simbongile Mancotywa, from Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape, was murdered on 9 May 2020. Three years later, her DNA results are still outstanding.
Cape Town Buzz
Burned toddler: Asanda Makaluza to appear in court on Friday, 14 July 2023
Asanda Makaluza, the 22-year-old Langa woman charged with the assault of four-year-old Unako Khala will return to court later this week.
News
Chef’s Warehouse waitress fired for not pooling R150 tip
Johannesburg Labour Court has upheld a CCMA ruling that her dismissal was fair and correct
News
Taps run dry in Madibeng village once again
Hundreds of Itireleng village residents depend on one communal tank for water
Viral
COSATU leader tells government to listen to union demands or face the results at the polls next year
Union members marched in cities across the country on Thursday
Crime
Police open murder case after man shot during Cape Town protest
SAPS says the shooting was not related to a protest by shack dwellers from Taiwan settlement in Khayelitsha
Cape Town Buzz
Cape Town train routes: Which parts of Metrorail are still closed?
Although some lines have reopened thousands of commuters still have no train service
Cape Town Buzz
Man accused of robbery beaten and set alight in Samora Machel
This comes weeks after two men accused of crime were killed in Philippi
Crime
AmaBhungane ungagged to report on Moti files
The investigative news agency has overturned a gagging order brought by the Moti Group
Cape Town Buzz
Rubbish in Delft overwhelms City of Cape Town response
City says it spends R300-million a year cleaning up illegal dumps but can’t make headway without community support
News
Motsoaledi to apply for leave to appeal ZEP permit rulings
Over 178 000 Zimbabweans in South Africa have the special permit allowing them to live and work in the country
News
People ‘use the bush’ while Makhanda’s taxi rank toilets remain closed for years
Councillor says she has asked the municipality for more public toilets in town
Crime
Zanda Moyo: Ninth suspect in Thabo Bester escape appears in court
Zanda Moyo will join eight others in the Thabo Bester criminal trial on 20 June 2023.
Cape Town Buzz
Illegal connections to blame for leaving learners in the dark, says Eskom
Staff of Bloekombos High School make photocopies at neighbouring schools for exams.
Cape Town Buzz
Waste collection companies abandon contracts following shooting and threats
Fears for workers’ safety has caused two companies to stop collecting rubbish in the Philippi area.
Lifestyle
Climate activists disrupt Standard Bank AGM
About 200 climate activists led a protest outside the Standard Bank AGM calling on the bank stop investing in fossil fuels.
News
Row over human settlement minister’s “lift” dismissal
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s efforts to “clarify” what she called “misleading media reports”, sees her accused of “deliberately lying”.
Cape Town Buzz
Exhibition imagines an alternative future for an inclusive Cape Town
Residents of Cissie Gool House have co-designed an exhibit at the Cape Institute for Architecture.
Crime
Thabo Bester escape: Lawyers challenge police officer’s objections to bail
Here’s a summary of events that unfolded during Friday’s bail hearing for five of the eight accused in the Thabo Bester prison escape.
Crime
Board member’s abandoned farm business soaked up R4.6-million in Lottery funds
A farming business linked to a former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) board member received more than R4.6-million from the NLC’s arts sector.
Crime
Police testimony reveals how decoy body ended up in Thabo Bester’s cell
Police officer Tieho Jobo Flyman testified how a decoy body was smuggled into the Mangaung prison to aid Thabo Bester’s escape.
Cape Town Buzz
Tenants of flagship Langa housing project mark township centenary in squalor
Tenants of the N2 Gateway Project flats in Langa say their homes were shoddily built, and have leaks, mould, pools of sewage and rats.