In Episode Two of The Odds in Our Favour, Jessica Dewhurst unpacks why she founded Justice Desk Africa to help plug the gap between constitutional rights and lived reality in South Africa – and why young South Africans are key.

eThekwini maintains financial stability, despite revenue pressures

The eThekwini Municipality says the city remains in a strong financial position despite mounting economic pressures and ongoing revenue collection challenges.This emerged during a Finance Committee meeting held on Wednesday, where the municipality reported that while cash and cash equivalents have declined over the...

Government reassures South Africans of reliable water access

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reaffirmed government’s commitment to ensuring access to sufficient, safe and reliable water, as parts of the country continue to grapple with supply challenges.“We have come up with several resolutions that will assist provinces and municipalities and all water authorities to be...

Condolences for family of top legal mind, Nicholas “Fink” Haysom

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed condolences to the family of human rights lawyer and former Chief Legal Advisor to President Nelson Mandela, Nicholas “Fink” Haysom.Haysom was a distinguished constitutional lawyer and was serving as the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Special Representative for...

Police have arrived at the Durban north business premises of security boss Calvin Mathibeli to conduct a firearms compliance inspection.

Riaan Manser spent his latest adventure aboard the MSC cruise ship “Opera” with 2 000 other South Africans all moving in the same direction.

Gogo Skhotheni speaks to Drum about her recent pregnancy news. Despite initially feeling anxious and scared, she says she’s more than grateful to have been given another chance to be a boy mom.

Panic broke out along the Muizenberg Beach promenade on Saturday when children were left screaming in pain after being struck by what parents believe were electric shocks.

Legal action filed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court this week has revealed the sweeping scope of the uMngeni Municipality’s fight against neighbouring Msunduzi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal in a bid to supply electricity to Hilton locals.

Scorching temperatures have added pressure to Cape Town’s already strained water supply, with dam levels just above 50% amid low rainfall and increased water usage – already 20% lower than the same time last year.

Two gang members have each been sentenced to a lengthy imprisonment term for the murder of a pregnant woman in Scottsdene, Cape Town, in June 2020.

In Cwebeni village, Eastern Cape, 38-year-old Nosalathiso Petshana used to race against dawn, rushing to the river before animals muddied the water that was her family’s only source for drinking, cooking, and washing.

In a wide-ranging interview with the CDE’s Ann Bernstein, University of Fort Hare Vice Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu describes his harrowing seven-year battle to root out systemic corruption and criminal networks from the historic institution, facing assassination attempts, arson attacks, and political interference while fighting to restore academic integrity to a university that has...