Cape Town has switched on a solar plant it built, owns and runs itself, the first big city in South Africa to do it. Here is how big it is, what it cost, why Cape Town already dodged most load-shedding, and why it shows the Western Cape can stand on its own.
Read the storyBetween 6 and 9 October, the MK Party, Zuma's foundation, TimesLIVE, EWN and The Witness gave different accounts of where Jacob Zuma was and how he was. Here is every version, in order, with who said it.
Read the storyA clip of a man described as a Pakistani national with an "unverified" South African ID, urging foreigners to register and vote ANC, is spreading fast before the 4 November local elections. People say the ANC is "importing voters". The IEC says only citizens can vote. Here is how the roll is checked, where the weak spot is, and what you can do.
Read the storySouth Africa's top anti-corruption unit was meant to chase crooks. Instead its own boss resigned, a prosecutor played a secret recording of her, and three investigators were suspended. Here is what the Madlanga commission has heard about IDAC, in plain words, and why Parliament's verdict on its future is due by 30 October.
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