March 06, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds of Public Service Workers Down Tools in Defiance of Court Interdict
"We have nothing to lose now because we are earning peanuts anyway" says striking worker Read more »
March 03, 2023
South Africa: Striking Guards Block Office Entrance, Trapping Government Workers for Hours
The guards are demanding their bonuses be paid Read more »
February 28, 2023
South Africa: R10-Million Wasted On Unfinished Eastern Cape Sports Centre
Now Emalahleni Local Municipality is going to fork out another R14.5-million Read more »
March 01, 2023
South Africa: Is Cycling the Way to Improve Mobility in Langa?
The Langa Bicycle Hub and Human Sciences Research Council will host a walk through the township on 7 March Read more »
February 20, 2023
South Africa: People Queue From 4am to Sort Out Their UIF
Cape Town labour centre serves 600 people a day. Many of them keep having to return Read more »
South Africa: Prasa Board Strikes Back Against Whistleblower
Martha Ngoye will apply for the certification and enforcement of her arbitration award Read more »
February 17, 2023
South Africa: Learners March to Eskom As School Has Been Without Electricity for Several Months
SGB says that illegal connections are to blame for the outage Read more »
February 10, 2023
South Africa: Will a State of Disaster Fix the Electricity Crisis? An Engineer Weighs in
There are good reasons to be sceptical Read more »
South Africa: Community Blames Loadshedding for Fire That Left 300 People Homeless
City says no evidence points to loadshedding as a cause for the blaze but cautions residents to switch off appliances during these times. Read more »
February 08, 2023
South Africa: Dam Is Full but Taps Are Dry in Komani
Chris Hani District Municipality blames low revenue collection, ageing infrastructure, and loadshedding for water rationing Read more »
February 02, 2023
South Africa: Commuters Relieved As Trains Return to One of Cape Town's Busiest Stations
The Parow Station resumed services on Monday for the first time since its closure for lockdown in 2020. The station was one of the busiest stations on the Northern Line, with high… Read more »
February 01, 2023
South Africa: Environmental Activists Revise Pleas in 'SLAPP Case' Brought By Australian Miners #AfricaClimateCrisis
Marathon legal battle against R14.25-million defamation case continues Read more »
January 31, 2023
South Africa: Loadshedding - Here Are Your Options
Loadshedding is likely to be with us for years to come and it may get worse. South Africans have every reason to complain about Eskom. But after complaining, households have to… Read more »
South Africa: Major Development Planned for Cape Town's Derelict Strandfontein Pavilion
About 1,200 residential units, including subsidised housing, as well as retail and recreational facilities are proposed Read more »
January 30, 2023
South Africa: 'We're Losing Big Time' - Businesses Crippled By Eskom Blackouts
Reduced income and extra costs are hurting local enterprise Read more »
South Africa: Give Us Electricity or Move Us, Says Mamelodi Community
Most residents at Phomolong informal settlement rely on illegal connections Read more »
January 25, 2023
South Africa: Protesters Close Down Municipal Offices, Demanding Water
Matatiele households have been battling water problems for years Read more »
January 23, 2023
South Africa: Youth Organisation Scored Big Time From Lottery Amendment for Which It Lobbied
Southern African Youth Movement picked up millions, thanks to the introduction of a new kind of funding Read more »
South Africa: Johannesburg Informal Settlements Wait a Week for Water
Contracting issue has delayed supply to over 40 informal settlements, says Joburg Water Read more »
South Africa: Pretorians Protest Against Loadshedding and Tariff Hike
"2024 is around the corner. This injustice is something that we are not going to forget" Read more »
January 20, 2023
South Africa: Mantashe's Axing of Peter Becker Was Unconstitutional, Rules Court
Becker served on the National Nuclear Regulatory Board Read more »
South Africa: Dust, Flying Rocks, Deafening Noise - Blasting Is a Nightmare for People Living Near Mines
Here's what government can do about it Read more »
January 19, 2023
South Africa: Fresh Protests Erupt in Phoenix As Power Outages Continue
Supply lines unable to cope with surges caused by loadshedding Read more »
January 17, 2023
South Africa: Leading Law Firm Ordered to Pay Victim of Cyber Crime
Court judgment has consequences for companies that invoice via email Read more »
January 16, 2023
South Africa: Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay Is At Its Lowest Level Ever
Impofu Dam at 7% and Churchill Dam may run dry by April Read more »