Efficient public transport still eludes working-class citizens
The card scanner on Johannesburg’s Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system reads “insufficient balance”. The attendants say it’s malfunctionin…
High court vindicates watchdog’s inquiry into private health sector
On August 22, Judge Elias Motajane handed down judgment in the Netcare vs KPMG and Competition Commission case. Netcare brought the case because it be…
Nurse shocked with electricity, choked and raped at work
Bongiwe Mnguni, a nurse at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg, thought she would never survive the brutal attack. Speaking to The Sowetan, Mnguni r…
Provincial, local government should raise own revenue, says HSRC
The implementation of fiscal decentralisation policies for the delivery of public services in South Africa has not resulted in more efficient and effe…
Local debt to Eskom ‘points to dire crisis’
MUNICIPALITIES’ debt to the embattled electricity utility Eskom has trebled to R10.8bn in nine months and is threatening to spiral out of control.
Investigation uncovers unlawful food labelling
The South African Police Service is conducting hot-pursuit operations into Mozambique to catch and bring to book suspected rhino poachers.
Poachers face hot pursuit across borders
The South African Police Service is conducting hot-pursuit operations into Mozambique to catch and bring to book suspected rhino poachers.
Ramaphosa criminally liable for deaths of 34 strikers, says Mpofu
Lawyer for the workers who were injured and arrested in Marikana in 2012, Dali Mpofu said Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was criminally liable for t…
State sets lower target for good municipal audits
The government has set another target for municipal audit outcomes, hoping to increase unqualified audit opinions to “at least” 75% by 2019, after…