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Shelter: Violet Maliwa and her husband opened their home to women who live alone. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy

Spectre of eldercide haunts Eastern Cape ‘village of death’

Zingqolweni residents are traumatised by both the violence as well as the lack of police protection after 11 murders over a seven-month killing spree

‘No one in the ANC is permanent’

The ANC’s national working committee is believed to have recommended the removal of Balindlela for her lack of leadership in the province.

North West ANC erupts

Violence within the North West Province ANC has worsened. This week there were more assaults and the party’s regional office were torched.

Eastern Cape hopes to restore its PSL status

Bay United and FC AK will trot out at the Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Sunday knowing that the stakes are high.

Turning back time: Age cheating in football

Poverty, limited life chances and the desire to win at all costs are contributing to an epidemic of age cheating in football.

Rich star, poor star

South African football is becoming a microcosm of society’s gap between the haves and the have-nots.

Jumping into a higher knowledge band

Millions of young South Africans in disadvantaged areas have to jump in order to acquire the knowledge they need to improve their lives.

‘We don’t trust the South African government’

Refugees from some countries are not seeking repatriation, having fled conflict at home.

Making things run smoothly

"Our school was in a bad condition before, with pipes leaking, toilets dirty and in a poor condition."

In the camps

A woman sitting on a basket quietly stirs a pan of spinach on a paraffin stove. Children run around noisily between plastic bags, suitcases, blankets and mattresses.

Brave the Tower of Terror, if you dare

Johannesburg’s Gold Reef City theme park on Wednesday relaunched its heart-stopping Tower of Terror after spending more than R10-million.

Court halts relocation of foreigners

The Johannesburg High Court has granted an urgent interdict preventing the relocation of foreigners displaced by xenophobic attacks who are being accommodated at the city’s…

We voted for Khune, say coaches

Itumeleng Khune and not Teko Modise should have been named the Premier Soccer League’s (PSL) best footballer this season if coaches had voted along the lines they suggested to…

‘Third force’ allegations abound

The ANC and the Gauteng government have both hinted darkly that a ”third force” is stoking and orchestrating xenophobic violence — without producing a shred of evidence to…

‘Two bulls cannot rule in one kraal’

Ronnie Kasrils, Minister of Intelligence, said on Tuesday that "we are not just seeing spontaneous xenophobic attacks". "There are many social issues at the root of the problem,…

Another raucus conference

Leadership elections at the ANC’s provincial congress in the North West province underscore the fact that President Thabo Mbeki is not a spent force in the party. The Mbeki camp…

Premier’s position on the line

North West premier Edna Molewa is set to lose her position as ANC provincial chairperson in what members say is the price for her indecision ahead of the Polokwane presidential…

Big switch to small cars

The escalating fuel price has seen South Africans discarding gas guzzlers in favour of smaller, more fuel-efficient cars.Although car sales overall are down 23% compared with…

Poor traders need support

In the Southern African Development Community about 45% of the population lives in extreme poverty. For many poor people in the region informal trade is the only way to sustain…

Let them wear pants, Umlazi court orders

”I’m very happy for what has happened in court, I’m proud that I was the first woman to stand up and fight for women’s right to wear what they want to wear. For many years in…