Dr Zaid Kimmie, the executive director of the Foundation for Human Rights – which has been pivotal in seeking justice and truth for the families of victims whose Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases were not prosecuted – says former president Thabo Mbeki’s two-day testimony was disappointing.

Sewage-contaminated water flowed through taps in Tshwane for 21 days while authorities stayed silent, leaving more than 400 people sick. Experts say the chlorine shortage is a symptom of a broken system, not the cause and that the water crisis is escalating due to poor governance.

With local elections two weeks away and coalition tensions shaping the budget, the focus will be on whether Godongwana will use the revenue windfall for fuel levy relief or hold the line on fiscal discipline.

As the war in Israel and Palestine continues to escalate to unspeakable levels, former judge Navi Pillay has presented the UN commission's now annual report into the root causes of the decades' long conflict. She invites Muhammad Hussain to chat with her via video from New York.

South African households are being squeezed not only by rising costs but also by an economy in which transport, electricity, and the private costs of unreliable services leave little room to adjust when the next shock arrives. After years of stretching, many household budgets are reaching their limit, writes Joseph Sekhampu.

Petrol is above R30 per litre, November threatens worse, and everyone wants government to act. But the easy option – reinstating the fuel levy pause – carries billion-rand consequences. We examine the repercussions and the alternatives with economists, Cosatu, analysts and freight leaders.

A new dataset shows coalitions are far more stable than the headlines suggest – unless they’re led by the DA. But don’t confuse stability with good governance, researchers say.

The Constitution promises food, safety and dignity. Instead, 11 000 children die of malnutrition a year and the murder rate is seven times higher than the global average. Experts examine why South Africans are losing faith in our constitutional democracy 30 years after its inception.

With Flávio Bolsonaro winning the first round of presidential elections, he is in pole position to become Brazil’s new president. This would mean losing a political ally for SA, although the trade aspects don’t matter, as SA-Brazil did not translate their political alliances to trade profits anyway, experts say.

The state has lost 2 523 police firearms in four years, while 41 297 people were murdered with illegal guns. As gun violence increases, civil organisations and firearm stakeholders say now is the time to finally fix the Central Firearms Register.