Former Free State homelands still troubled by apartheid
Residents of Thaba Nchu, in what was Bophuthatswana, live in unsafe houses with disputed title deeds while those in the old QwaQwa area face the scourge of unrelenting poverty.
Stories by: Simphiwe Nkwali
Grant recipients forego food to search for work
With South Africa’s economic outlook still dire, the poorest suffer deprivation and injustice while trying to support family members and find jobs that simply aren’t available.
Government looting leaves a trail of incomplete RDP houses
Corruption in the Free State human settlements department has left the coffers R500 million lighter, and a trail of half-built RDP houses and unfinished projects that were meant to benefit the poor.
Mother who lost three children sees negligent doctor jailed
Buyiselwa Daweti blames gynaecologist Danie van der Walt for medical negligence after the miscarriage of her twins and her daughter’s death in childbirth.
Kellogg’s, a tale of two cereals
Company executives fed Corn Flakes to primary school children in Gauteng on World Hunger Day. But nearby, a former Kellogg’s worker couldn’t bear to look at the cereal it produces.