January 31, 2023
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 »
January 13, 2023
South Africa: New Trains Stand Idle As Prasa Fails to Upgrade Depots
Dodgy tender awards and settlement agreement have delayed upgrades Read more »
South Africa: Sewage On the Seashore - Here's What's Causing Cape Town's Beach Closures
Loadshedding at pump stations blamed for most closures Read more »
January 12, 2023
South Africa: Mystery - Why Did a Youth Movement Get Lottery Funding to Build an Old Age Home That Doesn't Appear to Be Needed?
Five years later, the R27.5-million facility hasn't opened Read more »
December 20, 2022
South Africa: How Close Is Cape Town to Taking Over Commuter Rail?
Fikile Mbalula has been ignoring the mayor's letters. Activists are now threatening legal action against the transport minister. Read more »
South Africa: 'If They Are Coming to Drill Oil, Who Can Guarantee There Will Be Fish Left in 15 Years Time?' #AfricaClimateCrisis
West Coast fishers respond to TotalEnergies' plans to drill for oil and gas Read more »
December 19, 2022
South Africa: R27-Million From Lottery but Six Years Later Rehab Still Not Operational
A leaked investigation report finds that value of construction work falls short of the funds paid by the NLC Read more »
December 12, 2022
South Africa: Human Rights Report Shows Need to Decriminalise Sex Workers, Says NGO
The South African government plans to decriminalise sex work, a move expected to give sex workers some protection Read more »
December 15, 2022
South Africa: Leaked Report Shows How Lottery School Toilet Project Was Hijacked
Forensic probe reveals details of National Lotteries Commission fiasco in Eastern Cape and Limpopo Read more »
December 13, 2022
South Africa: Eco-Friendly Fast Food Deliveries Create Jobs for Young People
Green Riders employs young people in Dunoon on e-bikes Read more »
December 12, 2022
South Africa: R15 Million for 5-Night Show - the Tsotsti Star's Lottery-Funded Musical
Part one in a series about the Southern African Youth Movement and the Lottery Read more »
South Africa: Nearly R2 Billion for Apartheid Reparations Is Unspent
The President's Fund is growing as apartheid's victims wait Read more »
December 09, 2022
South Africa: Public Sector Workers March to Parliament, Reject 3% Increase
Unions are demanding 10%. Inflation is just shy of 8%. Read more »
December 08, 2022
South Africa: Shoprite Truck Drivers Protest for Basic Salary and Transport Allowance
Shosholoza Workers Union of South Africa say the matter is currently before the CCMA Read more »