March 20
South Africa: Activists Call On Govt to Declare TB a National Health Crisis
Though TB is preventable and treatable, more than 50,000 people died of it in South Africa in 2022 Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga Protesters Reject Government's Latest Energy Plan
Marches for cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy took place across the country on Wednesday Read more »
South Africa: NPA to Seize Property Belonging to Prasa Fraudster
Former engineering head Daniel Mtimkulu had his salary more than doubled after fraudulently claiming a doctorate and a job offer from a German firm Read more »
South Africa: We Must Reject the Government's Dirty Energy Plans
This year's Integrated Resources Plan is horrifying Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of People Stake Out Plots for Houses On Empty Land in Nelson Mandela Bay
Hundreds of people have moved onto land near KwaNobuhle in Kariega, staking out plots for houses. Read more »
South Africa: The Lawyers and Auditors Who Cashed in On Corruption At Prasa
Audit firm to be investigated by regulator Read more »
South Africa: Magistrate Appalled By More Delays in Durban Police Brutality Case
Despite assurances, the state and the defence are still not ready for the Regan Naidoo death-in-custody trial Read more »
South Africa: Arrested Cathcart Leader's Court Appearance Moved 120km Away Out of Fear of Protests
Mziwebongo Burwana was arrested during violent protests sparked by rumours that the Cathcart Hospital will be downgraded Read more »
March 19
South Africa: Vehicles Set Alight As Protesters Demand Sanitation and Water
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayco member promises action on stalled project Read more »
South Africa: Judge Hospitalised After Tribunal Hearing Against Him
Judicial Service Commission tribunal is hearing allegations of misconduct and incompetence against high court judge Tshifhiwa Maumela Read more »
South Africa: Judge Takes Hard Line Against Stalingrad Tactics
Attorneys in Lottery case will have to explain why they should not pay costs personally on a punitive scale Read more »
South Africa: Schools Are Helping Sunbirds Find Their Old Routes Across Cape Town
Urban sprawl has disrupted their migratory patterns Read more »
South Africa: Years of Protests Pay Off As Eastern Cape Village Gets New High School
The R56-million Vukile Tshwete Senior Secondary has officially opened in Keiskammahoek after eight years of struggle Read more »
March 18
South Africa: Police Whisk Water Minister Mchunu Away From Angry Crowd in Musina
On Friday, police had to whisk Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu away from an angry crowd in Musina. Read more »
South Africa: Congolese March to Parliament to Draw Attention to War At Home
About 150 Congolese nationals marched to Parliament on Saturday to draw attention to war in their country. They sang and carried placards that read: "Justice for Congo", "Rwanda is… Read more »
South Africa: The Looters Living It Up From Prasa Millions
Makhensa Mabunda and Auswell Mashaba were at the heart of the corrupt deals Read more »
South Africa: Judge's Conduct Embarrassed Me, Judge President Tells Tribunal
The "gross incompetence" of Pretoria High Court Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela embarrassed Judge President Dunstan Mlambo because it led to a general distrust of the justice system,… Read more »
South Africa: Zimbabwean Permits - Helen Suzman Foundation Takes On Minister in Constitutional Court
Foundation opposes bid by Aaron Motsoaledi to overturn High Court ruling Read more »
South Africa: Housing Activists Frustrated By President Ramaphosa's Six-Month Silence On Public Land Act
They have been demanding that government use the State Land Disposal Act of 1961 to rapidly free up land for housing Read more »
March 15
South Africa: How to Spend 12 Years Building a Police Station
Minister Sihle Zikalala has promised the Vuwani police station will be completed in 2025. Work on it started in 2012. Read more »
March 14
South Africa: The European Company That Profited From Corruption At Passenger Rail Agency
This article is the first in a series of articles on corruption in PRASA's dealings with a front company called Swifambo Rail Leasing. It focuses on Vossloh, a European rail… Read more »
South Africa: Library Vandalism Hits Learners Hard in Philippi
The library in Brown's Farm, Philippi, in Cape Town, has been closed for seven months after it was vandalised, and may not be open again for another five months, leaving tens of… Read more »
South Africa: Library Services Crippled in Nelson Mandela Bay
The libraries of Motherwell, Zwide, Allanridge, KwaMagxaki and Chatty are not functioning. This leaves the main townships of Gqerberha with only the New Brighton library, the… Read more »
South Africa: Thousands of People Still Living On Cape Town's Central Line
This is in addition to the hundreds of families in shacks who were relocated from the railway line in Philippi in December Read more »
March 13
South Africa: Joburg Mayor Snubs Diepkloof Hostel to Deal With Water Crisis
People living in crumbling homes accuse the mayor of disrespecting them Read more »