Take me to the river: baptisms in Joburg’s polluted water
Years of systemic failures have poisoned the Klip River
By Seth Thorne
News | 3 April 2026
Lottery fraud case against Jozi FM board chair referred to Commercial Crimes Unit
Witnesses allege Rapitse Montsho attempted to intimidate them in breach of his bail conditions
Brief | 31 March 2026
Soweto volunteers clean streets as illegal dumping overwhelms Gauteng
The Soulbent Project has dozens of residents converting dumping sites into vegetable gardens
By Seth Thorne
News | 31 March 2026
In photos: Festival brings fun to Melville’s streets
The third edition of The Happening festival hopes to boost community morale and local businesses
Photo Essay | 30 March 2026
Human Rights festival highlights plight of domestic workers
Domestic workers are often underpaid, overworked, given poor accommodation and no benefits
Brief | 30 March 2026
Court warns government: stop vigilantes blocking clinic access
The Department of Health and other government respondents have failed to comply with a court order to stop anti-immigrant vigilantes screening patients
Brief | 27 March 2026
“We can go weeks without water, and no one seems to care”
Elderly residents of Lehae in Johannesburg battle to fetch water
News | 25 March 2026
SA Human Rights Commission must compel government to end hunger, activists demand
1 in 5 households experience moderate food insecurity, according to StatsSA
Brief | 23 March 2026
Joburg metro cops destroy shacks in Ennerdale
Build us new homes, demand occupiers of land meant for housing that was never built
News | 19 March 2026