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Articles by Declan Thompson

One government department guilty of R1.9 billion in unauthorised overspending

South Africa—9 Oct 2026

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor taken to court over R25 million transformer scandal

South Africa—9 Oct 2026

South African municipality wants R23 billion to disappear into thin air

South Africa—9 Oct 2026

South Africa’s richest city plunged into darkness due to cable theft and vandalism

South Africa—8 Oct 2026

A rape case is opened against a police officer every three days in South Africa

South Africa—7 Oct 2026

South Africa’s richest province spends R183 million a year to rent ten buildings

South Africa—7 Oct 2026

R41.6 million given to spaza shop owners in South Africa

South Africa—7 Oct 2026

78% of bridges in South Africa’s richest city crumbling and unsafe

South Africa—7 Oct 2026

South African coastal city to go ahead with R3.6 billion plan to turn wetlands into concrete

South Africa—6 Oct 2026

R1 billion needed to rebuild roads, bridges, fences, and accommodation in the Kruger National Park

South Africa—6 Oct 2026

248 illicit drug premises in a major South African city raided, but only 40 people were arrested

South Africa—3 Oct 2026

74% of South Africa’s water services are in poor condition and need R400 billion to fix

South Africa—2 Oct 2026

Laptops, cellphones, and vehicles seized in South African municipality that owes creditors R156 million

South Africa—2 Oct 2026

The South African city where 65% of water is lost, and municipal debt stands at R49 billion

South Africa—1 Oct 2026

Buildings in a top South African city that cost taxpayers R659 million remain closed for years

South Africa—1 Oct 2026

Durban harbour crisis: Anchorage times of 214 hours, berth times of 123 hours, and a queue of 33 vessels

South Africa—1 Oct 2026

Money for HIV, tuberculosis, and child nutrition used to pay for R182 million Department of Health communication contracts

South Africa—30 Sep 2026

South African government spent R463 million to arrest and deport illegal immigrants

South Africa—30 Sep 2026

R371 million housing project is now only unfinished houses which have been vandalised and stripped of anything of resale value

South Africa—30 Sep 2026

R42.4 million linked to hospital corruption scandal frozen by Special Investigating Unit

South Africa—29 Sep 2026

South African municipality spent R24 million to reduce its dependence on Eskom

South Africa—29 Sep 2026

The small South African town that has been suffering from water shortages for three years

South Africa—28 Sep 2026

Farming town in northern South Africa suffering from crumbling roads and water shortages

South Africa—28 Sep 2026

Attempted assassination of SASSA manager who uncovered R10 million fraud and corruption

South Africa—28 Sep 2026

Emergency service workers suspended for refusing to work overtime after they were not paid

South Africa—27 Sep 2026

South Africans wait in queues for 2 hours and 41 minutes to get money from the state

South Africa—27 Sep 2026

Cyril Ramaphosa must answer for the kidnapping and murder of two men from South Africa’s most popular shopping mall

South Africa—24 Sep 2026

Small South African town spent R6.5 million on a fire station that is completely abandoned

South Africa—24 Sep 2026

R971 million owed to schools in South Africa’s richest province

South Africa—20 Sep 2026

The 125-year-old government school in South Africa attended by the richest person in the world

South Africa—31 Aug 2026
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Man fighting for his life after a brutal farm attack during which he was tortured and shot in the back

South Africa—28 Oct 2026

A bridge in a small South African town is so congested that motorists wait an hour to cross it

South Africa—28 Oct 2026

915 children suffer due to poor security, asbestos poisoning, and collapsing infrastructure at their school

South Africa—28 Oct 2026

Illegal dumping and burning in Johannesburg have become so bad that residents’ health is at risk

South Africa—28 Oct 2026

New laws planned for anyone employing a domestic worker in South Africa

South Africa—28 Oct 2026

Important South African town collapsing, with government buildings stripped, substations vandalised, and sewage pumped into its dam

South Africa—28 Oct 2026

R111 million Franschhoek High-Performance Centre is a derelict site which is decaying in plain sight

South Africa—28 Oct 2026

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu cost South African taxpayers R8.89 million while sitting at home doing nothing

South Africa—28 Oct 2026

The small hotel in the middle of nowhere that has its own shopping mall

South Africa—28 Oct 2026

The boys’ school in Durban that produced five Olympic swimmers, including Chad le Clos

South Africa—27 Oct 2026

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Kill the Boer: The ANC fuelled farm murders in South Africa, and then let it get worse

184South Africa—27 Oct 2026
2

Julius Malema says the EFF cannot be in the government with white murderers like Helen Zille and Pieter Groenewald

102South Africa—26 Oct 2026
3

South Africa’s oldest university collapsing in front of everyone’s eyes

49South Africa—27 Oct 2026
4

ANC BEE policy stops 5,000 rural schools in South Africa from getting free internet connectivity from Elon Musk’s Starlink

45South Africa—27 Oct 2026
5

DA close to overtaking the ANC as South Africa’s largest party

94South Africa—26 Oct 2026
6

No white South Africans welcome: Land Reform Minister wants to discuss racial exclusion in leasing state-owned agricultural land

42South Africa—27 Oct 2026
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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu cost South African taxpayers R8.89 million while sitting at home doing nothing

33South Africa—28 Oct 2026
8

New laws planned for anyone employing a domestic worker in South Africa

33South Africa—28 Oct 2026
9

ANC nightmare: Latest polling data shows that the DA is beating the ANC in most large South African cities

31South Africa—27 Oct 2026
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Former President F.W. de Klerk’s Nobel Peace Prize should be revoked because he has the blood of children on his hands

28South Africa—26 Oct 2026

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"All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again"

Hennie Potgieter on 28 Oct 2026

This has to stop now

home-6672 on 28 Oct 2026

Thy must make the useless president to pay back that mony because he is neckligent to fire his comrade. But...

Jj Velloen on 28 Oct 2026

Stopped employing a domestic worker and gardener 20 years ago I won't be threatened always looked after them and treated...

Johan Van Der Merwe on 28 Oct 2026

Surely, and very unfortunate yes.

David van Wyk on 28 Oct 2026

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Dirk Engelbrecht on 28 Oct 2026

This is far, far more about Steyn than about what Oprah said--one short utterance. Yet this article is 53 lines...

chris-0780 on 28 Oct 2026

We decided to let our housekeeper and gardener go and we employed them to help their financial distress. But the...

Tracy Woodley on 28 Oct 2026

This is exactly retarded thinking . Most citizens after 32 years of absolute destruction of the economy, infrastructure, accountability, proper...

Dirk Engelbrecht on 28 Oct 2026

Stupid comment!

John B on 28 Oct 2026
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