August 23, 2022
South Africa: Prasa Whistleblower Speaks Out
It's not just the masters of corruption that need to be brought to justice but the consultants and bureaucrats who helped them Read more »
August 22, 2022
Southern Africa: South African Govt Defends Its Decision to End Zimbabwean Permits
Home Affairs files opposing affidavit in ZEP case brought by the Helen Suzman Foundation Read more »
South Africa: Decades Into Democracy Pietermaritzburg Can't Blame Ageing Infrastructure for Water Woes, Says Sahrc
Hearings into the province's water crisis concluded on Friday Read more »
South Africa: Samwu Wants Tshwane Metro to Increase Wages By 3.5%
Mayco member Kingsley Wakelin says the City is "struggling with finances" Read more »
South Africa: Diepsloot Community Desperate for Electricity to Reduce Crime
About 600 shacks in Extension 1 have been without electricity for years Read more »
August 21, 2022
South Africa: Cato Manor Leader Gunned Down
Members of housing movement Abahlali believe Lindokuhle Mnguni was murdered because of his political activism Read more »
August 19, 2022
South Africa: Plastic Pollution - We're Getting It Wrong. Here's What Needs to Happen #AfricaClimateCrisis
The focus on single-use plastics is diverting attention from a much more serious problem. It's also causing bad practices. Read more »
August 18, 2022
South Africa: The President Came, the President Went, and Nothing Changed
15 months after the Harrismith N3 protests, the people of Intabazwe say they remain forgotten Read more »
South Africa: Makhanda to Provide Serviced Sites Instead of Houses
City unable to cope with rise in housing needs Read more »
South Africa: R23-Million Tsomo Centre Unfinished After Seven Years
Building was intended to make life easier for residents of the small Eastern Cape town Read more »
South Africa: Families Forcibly Removed From Maitland 80 Years Ago Still Can't Use Their Land
Ndabeni Communal Property Trust concluded a settlement agreement for the 54.8-hectares Read more »
South Africa: Uber, Bolt Drivers Strike for Two Days
Drivers want more money and an end to the freeze on new licences Read more »
South Africa: Domestic Worker Who Accused Her Employer of Rape Has Waited Four Years for Justice
DNA test backlog delays prosecution Read more »
South Africa: NUMSA Spokesperson in Defamation Row
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola claims Ruth Ntlokotse "wants to destroy NUMSA" Read more »
August 17, 2022
South Africa: Police Minister Ordered to Pay U.S.$ 21,000 After Unlawful Arrest, Detention
Johannes Claassens was locked up in filthy cells for three days on trumped-up charges Read more »
South Africa: Pupils At This School Have to Study Outside
Parents built and rebuilt Port St Johns school themselves Read more »
South Africa: Traders At the Historic Salt River Market Will Be Excluded From New City Development
"This is our livelihood, my bread and butter" says trader Read more »
South Africa: People Queue All Night to Get Their Chronic Medication
A second clinic is desperately needed in Motherwell, says community leader Read more »
August 16, 2022
South Africa: Mining Affected Communities Protest Outside Parliament
Activists demand mines develop and help the communities that host them Read more »
South Africa: Disorganised Sassa Leaves Disabled Grant Recipients Standing in the Rain
Khayelitsha chaos continues, but there is hope: from 1 September SASSA services will also be offered at the City of Cape Town's Kuyasa office. Read more »
South Africa: Lottery Boss Resigns With 'Immediate Effect'
The NLC was overwhelmed with corruption during Thabang Mampane's tenure as Commissioner Read more »
South Africa: Saftu and Numsa Clash As Shutdown Looms
Metalworkers union forbids its federation from discussing congress contempt case, but SAFTU says no Read more »
August 15, 2022
South Africa: Small Scale Fishers Call for Halt to Gas and Oil Exploration #AfricaClimateCrisis
"When foreign companies drill oil in our oceans, fish die" Read more »
South Africa: Durban Residents Repair Flood Damage, Give Up On Govt
Some suburban associations have ambitions to get "off the municipal grid" Read more »
South Africa: School With Long History Is in Appalling Condition, and the Education Department Has Nothing to Say About It
Some classrooms at Bantuvukani Primary School in Lamontville have broken windows and ceilings. Others do not have doors. Read more »