Human Rights
Law on naming sexual offence suspects challenged in court
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development is opposing the application
Law | 19 February 2026
Residents demand answers about future of Atlantis centre
City of Cape Town says property use is still under consideration
News | 18 February 2026
Sewage is spilling into Cofimvaba River
Villagers and livestock have been drinking rancid river water
Brief | 16 February 2026
60 years since District Six declared whites-only area
Many families are still waiting for restitution
Brief | 12 February 2026
Gaza flotilla members visit Robben Island: call for release of Palestinian prisoners
The group compared Israel’s detention and justice system to apartheid South Africa
Brief | 9 February 2026
Parents exhume son’s remains five years after state mistakenly buried him
In 2021, Msindisi Phike was buried by the state as a pauper while his family was still waiting for his DNA results to be completed
Brief | 29 January 2026
Durban mayor urged to investigate assaults on homeless people
People we spoke to describe being beaten with sjamboks by Ensure Security’s masked guards. The company denies this.
News | 18 December 2025
GBV victims travel nearly 200km to reach nearest state shelter
A local resident has now turned her own four-room home into a safehouse for many women in Beaufort West who have nowhere to go
News | 21 November 2025
How common are same-sex unions in South Africa? We found out
Our data repudiate the idea that same-sex relationships are a reflection of modernity or a Western cultural import
Science | 14 November 2025