August 01, 2023
South Africa: Municipality in Court for Cutting Off Water to School With 500 Learners
Judge orders Mogale City to immediately reinstate the water supply to Krugersdorp school Read more »
South Africa: Heritage Approval Granted for Social Housing Development At Old Woodstock Hospital
The City of Cape Town has welcomed heritage approval to proceed with its social housing plans, but the hospital is already occupied Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Volunteers Roll Up Sleeves to Clean Up Uncollected Rubbish
Residents say the contractor stopped cleaning over two months ago because of a dispute with the City Read more »
South Africa: R78-Million Sebokeng License Centre Left to Rot
R91-million needed to fix it, according to opposition MPL Read more »
South Africa: Judge Makhubele Hearing Postponed Because of Outstanding Legal Fees
"Millions" owed for the judge's legal representation Read more »
July 31, 2023
South Africa: Health Activists Make Over 12,000 Submissions On Draft Food Labelling Regulations
The proposed warning labels will clearly indicate when food is high in sugar, salt and fat or contains artificial sweeteners, but the sugar industry has warned against "demonising… Read more »
South Africa: Six Family Members, Including Three Children, Die in Khayelitsha Shack Fire
One person is still being treated in hospital for life-threatening burns Read more »
South Africa: This Vaccine At Birth Can Save Thousands of Lives
Hepatitis B is a silent killer and one of the leading causes of liver cancer Read more »
South Africa: Judge Wants Her Conduct Tribunal Postponed Because of Payment Delay
#UniteBehind calls for Judge Makhubele's legal costs to be made public Read more »
South Africa: 'We Are Prisoners in Our Own Homes' Says Riverlea Resident
Protests held against violence blamed on turf wars between zama zamas Read more »
South Africa: Workers Struggle Amidst Post Office Failures
The appointment of business rescue practitioners for the South African Post Office has been ratified Read more »
South Africa: A Month's Worth of Garbage Piles Up On Dunoon Streets
City waste removal contract ended on 30 June, with no waste collected since Read more »
July 28, 2023
South Africa: Who Will Be Our Next Public Protector? Here Are the Candidates
At least one may face conflicts of interest, a Corruption Watch study shows Read more »
South Africa: Piketberg Landowners Block Mining Company's Access
New salvo fired in decades-old opencast tungsten mine proposal Read more »
South Africa: Our Prisons Are Falling Apart, Says Inspector
Lack of maintenance and disintegrating infrastructure put prisoners and staff at risk Read more »
July 27, 2023
South Africa: G4S in Last-Ditch Bid to Keep Mangaung Prison Contract
Employees uncertain if they will still have jobs at the prison where Thabo Bester escaped Read more »
South Africa: UK Professor Elected Chair of the IPCC, South Africa's Debra Roberts Misses Out
Jim Skea of the United Kingdom was elected chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Nairobi on Wednesday night. The IPCC is one of the most important bodies… Read more »
South Africa: Conditions for R350-a-Month Grant to Be Challenged in Court
Department of Social Development is "deliberately excluding" eligible recipients of the Social Relief of Distress grant, says economist Read more »
South Africa: Law Firm's Directors Suspended After R25-Million Went Missing From Trust Fund
Directors of Chueu Incorporated Attorneys may not practice for six months while the Legal Practice Council investigates Read more »
South Africa: Census - Here's Where Things Stand
It was delayed by Covid, but it is scheduled to be released within months Read more »
South Africa: Ten Years After Groundup Revealed Her Plight, a Disabled Woman and Her Autistic Son Are Still Living in a Tiny Shack With No Electricity or Sanitation
Musa Pani is now 17 and nothing has changed for the better Read more »
South Africa: Fired for Getting Stuck in Lift Case - No Prospect of Success but Minister Fights On
Minister Kubayi has lost her bid for leave to appeal a Labour Court ruling that she reinstate a deputy director she fired Read more »
July 26, 2023
South Africa: Samwu March in Tshwane Marred By Violence Over 'Internal Problems'
Thousands of South African Municipal Workers' Union members marched in Pretoria on Wednesday to demand higher salaries Read more »
South Africa: Western Cape Govy to Decide On Homeless Shelter in District Six
Public submission process has closed Read more »
South Africa: Wayne Deck - an Exemplary Civil Servant
Cape High Court clerk's legendary work ethic should inspire others Read more »