Author: staff
Looking back on 30 years of democracy while speaking at an Intergenerational Dialogue hosted by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation on Saturday, anti-apartheid activist Mac Maharaj said ward committees were not serving the purpose for which they were created.
He killed two people when he was only 15. The young offender attempted to appeal the effective 15-year sentence he was handed, arguing it was “grossly disproportionate”, but the Western Cape High Court found it was not unreasonable for the crimes he had committed.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has formally requested a joint engagement with the Ministers of Police and Correctional Services to address escalating gangsterism, drug-related crimes and systemic corruption tied to smuggling within the Western Cape and South Africa’s correctional facilities.
Once your child turns 21, keeping them on your medical scheme may not be the most cost-effective option. With student-focused plans offering lower premiums, it’s worth considering a switch—provided the benefits meet their needs, writes Maya Fisher-French.
A rocky row is developing on the Bloubergstrand beachfront. This follows the City of Cape Town’s contentious approval of the erection of a three-storey boutique hotel, Rockhaven, which has homeowners of the picture-perfect town frothing.
The family of the key State witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial was left gobsmacked when their relative, Lourentia “Renz” Lombaard, took the stand more than a week ago in the Western Cape High Court to reveal shocking details about the little girl’s disappearance.
Sekhukhune United tested Mamelodi Sundowns’ character to the limit in their Nedbank Cup quarter-final on Friday night, but a creepy crawly of a goal from Jayden Adams with a minute of play left in extra-time crushed their semi-final dreams.
From academic to “shack builder”, Quinton Adams has charted an unconventional path. Anneliese Burgess speaks to him about the relationship between dignity, trauma and crime, the psychology of poverty, and his dream to heal broken communities, one shack at a time.
When Nicky Troll questioned why her late sister’s pension fund had “no funds left”, she was met with robotic indifference—until she recorded the call. Her persistence uncovered nearly R1 million owed to her family. How many others walk away without knowing?
I remember the day I walked through the V&A Waterfront five years ago and it was completely empty. This week, I took the same walk and the same pictures, and the sight of life breathed back into it reminds me how far we’ve come, writes Paul Herman.