July 06, 2023
South Africa: Dunoon Residents Battle Blaze From Their Shack Roofs
Fire destroys 50 homes, leaving families in the biting cold Read more »
South Africa: Parliamentary Committee Furious Families Still Not Moved Off Cape Town Railway Tracks
SCOPA chair tells authorities to "shape up or ship out" Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Saga - Bail Granted to Three More Accused
Judge rules they are not a flight risk and unlikely to interfere with witnesses Read more »
South Africa: Police Open Murder Case After Man Shot During Cape Town Protest
SAPS says the shooting was not related to a protest by shack dwellers from Taiwan settlement in Khayelitsha Read more »
South Africa: Emfuleni Municipality Collected 90% of Electricity Bills but Failed to Pay Eskom
Emfuleni owes Eskom R3.5-billion and must now hand over its electricity business to the power utility, Pretoria High Court orders Read more »
July 05, 2023
South Africa: City of Tshwane Probes Illegal Suburb
Leeuwfontein has been developed without subdivision or approval by local authorities. Now residents want services Read more »
South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal Tornado Victims Hoping for Rapid Help
Some Inanda families lost all their possessions and their homes Read more »
South Africa: Safe Space for Homeless People in Green Point One Step Closer
Planning tribunal gives the go-ahead Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town's Central Line Will Be Fully Operational Before the End of March 2024, Says Prasa
Relocation of people living along the track is still a challenge Read more »
July 04, 2023
South Africa: University of Cape Town Should Not Host Anti-Gay Professor
Patrick Lumumba's statements perpetuate lies about same-sex relationships in African history Read more »
South Africa: Mining Companies Eye the Last Unspoilt Strip of the Western Cape's West Coast #AfricaClimateCrisis
Concerns over cumulative impact of new prospecting Read more »
South Africa: Taxi Operators Handed 'Incomplete' Multi-Million Rand Rank By Eastern Cape Municipality
The contractor for the Xhora taxi rank has been in a dispute with Mbhashe Local Municipality for over eight years Read more »
July 03, 2023
South Africa: Judge Overturns 'Gagging Order' on amaBhungane Investigative Journalism Unit
The investigative news agency has overturned a gagging order brought by the Moti Group Read more »
South Africa: Which Parts of Cape Town's Metrorail Are Still Closed?
Although some lines have reopened thousands of commuters still have no train service Read more »
South Africa: Man Accused of Robbery Beaten and Set Alight in Cape Town Informal Settlement
This comes weeks after two men accused of crime were killed in Philippi Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Court Grants R10,000 Bail to One of Three Suspended Prison Officers
Two other accused will return to court on 11 July for formal bail applications Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga Village's Disappearing Roads
"The municipality must fix these streets because we cannot live like this" Read more »
South Africa: Ethekwini Municipality Fixes Streetlights in Bester
Community policing forum members says better lit streets will make crime prevention and patrols easier Read more »
June 30, 2023
South Africa: Home Affairs Minister to Appeal Zimbabwe Exemption Permits Ruling
Over 178,000 Zimbabweans in South Africa have the special permit allowing them to live and work in the country Read more »
South Africa: Most Recipients Unpaid After Millions Stolen From Guardian's Fund
Justice Department has suspended officials allegedly involved in theft Read more »
South Africa: People 'Use the Bush' While Makhanda's Taxi Rank Toilets Remain Closed for Years
Councillor says she has asked the municipality for more public toilets in town Read more »
South Africa: Rubbish in Delft Overwhelms City of Cape Town Response
City says it spends R300-million a year cleaning up illegal dumps but can't make headway without community support Read more »
June 29, 2023
South Africa: 25-Year-Old Eastern Cape Informal Settlement Still Lacks Basic Services
GPO residents voted ANC because they believed their relocation would be delayed if they didn't, says resident Thozama Nyathela. "We were only being fed empty promises." Read more »
South Africa: Striking Durban Factory Workers Take Frimax Foods to CCMA
The company dismissed workers who downed tools earlier this month Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Residents Protest High Water Bills
Water Crisis Committee leader says the municipal billing system is flawed Read more »