Ten years after a historic court victory, Slovo Park is still waiting for the future it was promised. Can the informal settlement’s residents still believe in election promises?
Power and water outages in Johannesburg pose serious health risks for medically vulnerable residents who depend on powered equipment, reliable hygiene and caregiving support.
When local government fails, the fallout isn’t just measured in bad audit reports. It’s felt in dry taps, flooded yards and stalled infrastructure. Ahead of the upcoming elections, Daily Maverick visited Lekwa-Teemane, where systemic municipal decay is pushing residents towards a crossroad: will years of collapse drive voters to the polls, or deepen their disillusionment with politics?
South Africa’s Presidency announced on Friday that its website was temporarily unavailable because of a ‘global cybersecurity event’. This ‘event’ has affected countless individuals, businesses and governments globally, and sparked a series of warnings.
While still a subject of intense debate among scientists, the strength of El Niño phases has been intensifying alarmingly in recent decades, pointing to the unnatural role of human-stoked climate change from the burning of fossil fuels – and this one is off the charts.
Artistic director Greg Homann says The Market Theatre is about ‘the diversity of the South African voice’. It honours that tradition with its inaugural Queer Fest.
By combining immediate humanitarian relief with long-term urban planning, the Durban Coalition and Gift of the Givers demonstrate how grassroots solidarity can protect vulnerable communities from extreme weather.
South African regulators have won an important court battle against a pharmacy making its own versions of popular weight-loss injections. But illegal and experimental drugs are still being sold openly, while new rules to crack down on the trade are months away.
They are qualified, ready and willing to serve their communities. But scores of doctors in KwaZulu-Natal are becoming increasingly desperate because of a lack of posts in government hospitals and clinics.
