Limpopo district hospital ‘filthy’, ‘broken’ and leaderless
Filthy conditions, a shortage of warm water, a broken emergency communications system, and unresolved complaints from nurses are some of...
Martin Jansen
Who controls the food system controls the future
Walk into any major supermarket in South Africa, and the shelves seem to tell a story of abundance: aisles of...
Cosatu congress adjourned after credential dispute exposes tensions
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has adjourned its 15th national congress after seven affiliates withheld their delegate...
Free speech is not freedom from facts
A strange thing happens to a claim when it moves from a WhatsApp group or a Facebook post into a...
‘Like ICE’: Western Cape police accused of unlawfully detaining foreign migrants
Up to 200 foreign migrants have been in detained by the police since the 30th of June as part of...
Marikana’s wounds still bleed 14 years after police massacre
Fourteen years after police opened fire on striking mineworkers at Marikana, the massacre is remembered not only for the 34...
Public land for the public good: Tafelberg ruling puts Cape Town on notice
On the 2nd of July 2026, the Constitutional Court handed down an unanimous judgement that will reshape how we understand...
South Africans protest against xenophobia
Thousands took to the streets of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg on Friday calling for an end to the xenophobic...
An open letter to the Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia:
Constitutional policing, evidence-based governance and the rule of law in South Africa’s response to migration Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX)...
The ethnic cleansing of African migrants from Riebeek Kasteel
Riebeek Kasteel is one of South Africa’s oldest towns, founded by Dutch settlers in the 17th century. It is located...
