Season 1
Cutting Edge | Plans & Prejudice?

Wasteful expenditure and an incomplete housing project haunt former Midvaal Local Municipality Mayor, Bongani Baloyi.

Cutting Edge | 08 October 2024

"Your medical samples end up rotten, thrown away or lost." An exposé of what happens inside public hospital laboratories. 

Cutting Edge | "Ingozi"

Recent fatal accidents involving leaners have raised concerns about the regulation of Scholar transport.

Umcebo Wosizi

Police are investigating the brutal attack on citizens who were collecting debris from an abandoned mine in Daggafontein in Gauteng.

Ex-Convict kills 17 year old in her home

An ex-convict and his accomplice, stand accused of raping and stabbing to death a 17-year-old girl in her home in Umlazi. 39-year-old Sifundo Bhengu was first arrested and sentenced in 2004 to 15 years imprisonment for armed robbery and, in 2012 he was granted parole. During the same year, he was arrested again for violating his parole and sentenced to 5 years in prison. He was released in 2018. The Community of Philani in uMlazi welcomed Sifundo Bhengu with open arms after his release. But On the 28th of May 2024, 6 years after being released from prison for the second time, he struck again in the most heinous way. Ex-convicts re-offending is one of the greatest challenges facing the justice system in South Africa. Could it be because rehabilitation and reintegration programmes are largely absent from the justice system?

Mine Story

A community in Hammakopa in Limpopo is up in arms over the looting of their mineral resources after two mines started operating in the area. They say that the existence of the mines has also caused instability in the community.

Starvation Looms as Unemployment Crisis Worsens

Unemployment in the country has plunged into yet another low. The latest figures paint a bleak future of poverty and food insecurity as more people turn to garbage dumps for food.

Ufele emakhazeni

A community in Ratanda is outraged by the alleged murder of a suspected shoplifter who was locked inside a cold room in a supermarket.

Balahlwe Kwesinomhlwa Oonogada

Security guards say they are still given a raw deal by employers.

Mandela Magic

To mark Mandela Day, we highlight a community effort that helped an elderly woman save her home which had been sold illegally.

Justice was served

In this episode, we profile criminals who would have evaded justice had it not been for meticulous police work.

KwaZulu-Natal Disasters

In the past 8 years, KwaZulu-Natal has been hit by at least 10 floods and 2 tornados. Although, natural disasters cannot be prevented, they can be made less catastrophic.

Post Office - Abasebenzi

The state-owned enterprise Last posted a profit in 2004. Ever since then its finances have been going on a downward Spiral. In February last year, SAPO was placed under Provisional liquidation. Following litigation by creditors, Including landlords to whom the Post Office had failed to pay. In December last year, creditors Of SAPO voted and approved its Business rescue plan. The plan sought to close 420 branches nationally and retrench 6000 workers In March this year the plan was put in motion leading to over 4000 workers losing their jobs.

Protection fee

syndicates in the Eastern Cape are forcing dwellers to pay fees for protection against theft or destruction of their properties. Those who have refused to oblige have suffered the consequences.

Disability Inclusion

South Africa has progressive laws to protect and advance the rights of people living with disabilities. But, there is still an outcry about their lived experiences.

Undocumented people cannot vote during elections

As South Africans gear up for the elections next month, some will not be able to cast their votes because they are undocumented.

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