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Joburg residents fed up with the City, sell soup to fix things.
If you live in the city of Johannesburg, it’s become impossible to ignore that the economic hub of South Africa is visibly deteriorating.
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Hasina Gori
2:34
Can you really be blacklisted for unpaid student fees?
Fact-checking the claim that new credit laws could punish students for outstanding university fees.
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Hasina Gori
2:55
The moment the flotilla to Gaza was attacked
We rushed down to the port and found an overwhelming sense of solidarity
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Zakiyya Hatia
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Ayesha Vahed
1:38
Why Tanzania's elections terrify people with albinism
I travelled to Dar es Salaam and found renewed fears of attacks for witchcraft purposes.
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Qaanitah Hunter
2:18
The hidden tax on influencer perks you didn’t see coming
Will SARS make influencers pay tax on PR packages?
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Hasina Gori
2:19
Reflections from Tunis
The courage of those joining the Global Sail to Gaza cannot be overstated
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Ayesha Vahed
0:54

August 2025

The man digitising Joburg's forgotten history
Johannesburg is not just gold rush tales and urban decay.
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Zakiyya Hatia
1:56
South Africa's kings want more of your tax money
Money! Money! Money! That’s the word on the tip of South African kings' tongues
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2:04
When the Madlanga Commission can’t start
We found that the real test of a commission’s success lies squarely with the Justice Department.
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Hasina Gori
2:21
Is ISIS really in Mozambique?
The truth behind the Al-Shabaab insurgency
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Zakiyya Hatia
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We told his story. Now he can expand his farm
Young KZN farmer dropped out of university and started farming to survive
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1:30
Foreign Nationals in South Africa: What You Don’t See
In this week’s Let’s Fact Check, we take a closer look at foreign nationals in South Africa. What you think you know might not be the full picture.
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Hasina Gori
2:50
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