3+ day, 25+ min ago   (1602+ words) A refugee who had been receiving tuberculosis (TB) treatment died after spending months on the pavement outside Durban’s Home Affairs refugee reception office, as tensions rise ahead of a planned March and March gathering on Thursday. Bienvenue Munga, 42, died on…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (871+ words) The refugee community on Durban’s Che Guevara Road gathered at the spot where Bienvenue Munga took his final breath before laying him to rest. His brother remembered him as “a good guy”, while fellow refugees and activists reflected on the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (761+ words) South Africans are increasingly taking their safety into their own hands, with new crime data revealing a gap between people’s experience of crime and their willingness to report it to police, raising fresh questions about public trust in law enforcement....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (708+ words) A subpoena is no longer just a warning at the Madlanga Commission, with North West businessman Suliman Carrim now facing criminal charges for failing to appear, while Major-General Feroz Khan’s hospitalisation has put another witness’s absence under the spotlight. This…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (735+ words) South Africa’s growing reliance on coalition governments is increasingly being felt beyond council chambers, with political instability disrupting budgets, delaying projects and threatening basic services such as water, sanitation and waste management. A study commissioned by the Local Government Sector…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (372+ words) Dr Sinthie Mary Qono and ANC Chief Representative Ahmed Elijah (Akkie) Qono meeting President Abdou Diouf of Senegal. Picture: Dr. Phyllis Naidoo’s A Millennial Diary Akkie Qono grew up in Daveyton, Soweto and matriculated at Orlando High School. That school…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (794+ words) South Africa’s whistle-blowers are still being forced to make a life-or-death decision when they expose corruption, with watchdogs warning that the people who allegedly order attacks can remain beyond the reach of the law even after the alleged hitmen are…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (722+ words) Extensive work has been done by the government to implement the TRC recommendations, Justice and Constitutional Development Minister said. Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has announced that R498 million in reparations have been paid to 21 000 victims of apartheid in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (493+ words) The Musina Temporary Repatriation Processing Centre: Once a critical hub for managing migration in South Africa. South Africa has officially decommissioned the Musina Temporary Repatriation Processing Centre, marking the end of a critical emergency intervention that processed more than 48 000 migrants....