May 12, 2022
South Africa: Lansdowne Train Station Is Full of Excrement, Garbage - and Rats
Lansdowne train station in Cape Town serves the busy Cape Flats line. Read more »
South Africa: Post Office No Longer Paying R350 Grant
Beneficiaries must now collect their money at retail stores or USave Read more »
South Africa: Some Numsa Steel Workers to Return to Work After Arcelormittal Wins Interdict
Hundreds of members of the National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA) downed tools at ArcelorMittal in Vanderbijlpark on Wednesday demanding a 10% wage increase. Read more »
South Africa: Human Rights Commission Steps in to Tackle Limpopo Sewage Problem
For months residents of Mogalakwena in Limpopo have had to put up with a broken sewage system. Read more »
May 11, 2022
South Africa: Early Childhood Development - Hundreds of Centres Are Still Waiting for Their Covid Money
More than 1,700 have not yet been paid out in the Western Cape alone Read more »
South Africa: The Prosperous Platinum City's Ruined Taxi Rank
More than 200 taxis use this Madibeng rank daily, but it has only one toilet Read more »
May 10, 2022
South Africa: Waste Plastic Could Beat Coal As an Energy Source
Micro-plastic particles have been found everywhere on earth, from the peak of a remote Antarctic mountain to the deepest part of the ocean. Every place on Earth with breathable air… Read more »
South Africa: Fresh Air and Better Houses Are Weapons in the Fight Against TB
The disease has been rare in rich countries for 50 years, and one reason is decent housing Read more »
South Africa: Broken Bureaucracy Violating Prisoners' Rights
Sifiso Tembe may or may not be guilty. But he has definitely not been given a fair trial process Read more »
South Africa: Court Summons Education MEC Over Special Needs School
MEC failed to comply with previous court ruling, says Judge Read more »
May 09, 2022
South Africa: Slain Durban Activist Knew She Was in Danger
Nokuthula Mabaso was killed in front of her children Read more »
South Africa: This Vaccine Could Save Tens of Thousands of South African Lives Each Year, but We'll Only See It in 2030
Vaccines against TB are much slower to develop than Covid ones Read more »
South Africa: Anglo's New Hydrogen Vehicle - Bad Engineering, Good Marketing
An astonishingly expensive process for turning electricity into less electricity Read more »
South Africa: Vegetable Garden Project Brings Hope to Knysna Community
"Children and gardens both need love to flourish" Read more »
May 05, 2022
South Africa: Eastern Cape Paramedics Face Dismissal
Workers stop work to demand better equipment Read more »
September 10, 2018
South Africa: Understanding the Muslim Marriages Judgment
Despite fierce opposition, the Cape High Court has compelled government to introduce legislation that recognises Muslim marriages Read more »
September 04, 2017
South Africa: Opposing Views of Muslim Marriage Clash in Court
Judge will have to decide on legal protections for women married according to Islamic tradition Read more »
June 15, 2016
South Africa: 1976 Exhibition Recalls Turbulent Times
Exhibit also reflects on the sigificance of the uprising for the present day Read more »
May 26, 2016
South Africa: Uber and Out - Drivers in Cape Town Are Working 24-Hour Shifts for Low Pay
"You must be prepared to sleep on the road" Read more »