November 14, 2022
South Africa: Kariega School Opens Five Years After Construction Started
Eastern Cape Department of Education blames delays on protests Read more »
November 11, 2022
South Africa: End Solitary Confinement, Edwin Cameron Tells Parliament
Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services calls for extensive reforms to prison system Read more »
South Africa: Ethekwini Flooded With Sewage Due to Treatment Plant Failures
Experts and political parties have accused the municipality of minimising the enormity of the sewage pollution Read more »
South Africa: Mother Makes Over 200 Calls to Post Offices in Desperate Bid to Get Her Social Grant
Postbank says it is working to resolve the system glitch for all recipients Read more »
South Africa: 'We Begged Them Not to Take Our Belongings'
Homeless community removed from Gqeberha's Grahamstown Bridge Read more »
South Africa: City of Joburg Breaks Promise On R23-Million Library
The City of Johannesburg has broken a promise to open the R23-million Lehae Library by July. Read more »
South Africa: About 300 Durban Climate Activists Picket Against Oil and Gas Exploration
"We are not going to do oil mining to exacerbate our climate change" says environmental activist Read more »
South Africa: Gqeberha Is Losing the War On Dumping
Nearly 2,000 illegal dumpsites in Nelson Mandela Bay Read more »
November 09, 2022
South Africa: Principal Called to Account After Matrics Miss Exam
Department of Basic Education says the principal "misdirected the province [Gauteng] that there was a protest in the area" Read more »
South Africa: Makana Has Again Failed to Obey Court Order, Says LRC
Progress clearing dumpsites has been made but "there is a long way to go" Read more »
November 08, 2022
South Africa: River Club Interdict Obtained By Fraud, Three Judges Rule
Scathing ruling against activist Read more »
South Africa: No Water, No Electricity - Stroke Survivor Sizwe Memela Has Had Enough
KwaNobuhle still without water in spite of promises by mayor Read more »
South Africa: Mother's RDP House Gutted Along With 60 Shacks in Buffalo City
Nompumelelo Maqhulumane is among nearly 160 people living in a community hall since the fire on Sunday Read more »
South Africa: Dreams Deferred for Matriculants Who Can't Get IDs
Without an identity document, hopes of further study are dashed Read more »
South Africa: Many Mysteries Surround the Death of 'Facebook Rapist' Thabo Bester
SAPS says the outcome of DNA tests to determine the body's identity can be expected "at any stage", six months on from the fire. Read more »
November 07, 2022
South Africa: Development Will Destroy Philippi's Farming, Say Activists
MEC Bredell to consider new Environmental Impact Assessment and public comments this week for Philippi Horticultural Area Read more »
South Africa: Terry Pheto's House May Go Up for Auction to Recover Lottery Funds
Numerous properties belonging to Lotteries Commission executives, their relatives and cronies frozen by court order Read more »
November 04, 2022
South Africa: City of Johannesburg Commits to Addressing Homelessness
"We cannot blame homelessness on the people experiencing it" says academic Read more »
South Africa: Water Shortage in Kariega Has Become Extremely Serious After a Pipe Burst
Residents roam streets looking for water trucks. Municipality says there has been a major burst on the Summit-Chelsea pipeline. Read more »
South Africa: Lavender Hill Pool Player Gives It Stick
Shaiyene Fritz says her passion for pool started when she was nine years old Read more »
South Africa: Equal Education Challenges New Western Cape Act in Court
Concern about the establishment of donor schools, collaboration schools, and intervention facilities Read more »
November 03, 2022
South Africa: Problems Crash Gqeberha 10111 Emergency Line
Loadshedding, staff shortages and a fire leave residents furious at slow police response Read more »
South Africa: Learners With Disabilities Must Get a Place in School
Support should be provided to those who enroll in ordinary public schools Read more »
November 02, 2022
South Africa: Rubbish Piles Up Outside Gqeberha Primary School
Illegal dump hasn't been cleared since March Read more »
South Africa: Electricity Meters Installed After Months of Protests Are Faulty, Say Gqeberha Shack Dwellers
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality warns of fines of up to R8,000 for using izinyoka connections Read more »