March 27
South Africa: Hundreds of Security Guards Sent Home Without Wages After Eastern Cape Health Department Fails to Pay Contractors
Department promises to make payments from April, the start of the new financial year Read more »
South Africa: Homeowners Protest After City Power Tackles Illegal Connections
700 houses targeted in sting operation Read more »
March 25
South Africa: Cape Town School in the Dark Because It Owes Thousands to Eskom
A teacher at Vergenoegd Primary in Delft, Cape Town, says they discovered that the bursar office missed payments from August 2023 Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Mpumalanga Protesters Reject Government's Latest Energy Plan
Marches for cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy took place across the country on Wednesday Read more »
South Africa: NPA to Seize Property Belonging to Prasa Fraudster
Former engineering head Daniel Mtimkulu had his salary more than doubled after fraudulently claiming a doctorate and a job offer from a German firm Read more »
South Africa: We Must Reject the Government's Dirty Energy Plans
This year's Integrated Resources Plan is horrifying Read more »
March 15
South Africa: How to Spend 12 Years Building a Police Station
Minister Sihle Zikalala has promised the Vuwani police station will be completed in 2025. Work on it started in 2012. Read more »
March 14
South Africa: The European Company That Profited From Corruption At Passenger Rail Agency
This article is the first in a series of articles on corruption in PRASA's dealings with a front company called Swifambo Rail Leasing. It focuses on Vossloh, a European rail… Read more »
March 13
South Africa: Nelson Mandela University Workers March for Higher Salaries
Marchers demand an 8% increase Read more »
Lesotho: SA Company Signs Dubious Deal Over Debt Collections in Lesotho
Award of lucrative tender for collecting outstanding student debt being probed by authorities Read more »
March 11
South Africa: Community Health Workers March in East London
They want to be in-sourced and they want proper personal protective equipment Read more »
South Africa: Ethekwini Mayor Warns Strikers to Return to Work or Face Dismissal
The municipality has obtained an urgent interdict against violence and intimidation attempts by strikers Read more »
March 08
South Africa: Health Department Fails to Pay Security Contractor, Leaving Guards Without Salaries
Company says it can't pay guards until it receives R3-million it is owed Read more »
March 05
South Africa: Joburg Residents March Over Water Outages and Unreliable Electricity
The protesters say they are also fed up with illegal rubbish dumping and potholes in their streets Read more »
February 29
South Africa: NUMSA Protests in Support of Suspended Putco Workers
Putco concerned by how long CCMA process is taking Read more »
February 28
South Africa: Prasa Relocation of Railway Line Occupiers Was Illegal, Claims City of Cape Town
Parliament hears that City issued a contravention notice to rail agency, despite being part of relocation discussions Read more »
South Africa: Soweto Households Without Electricity for Seven Months
Premier blames Eskom for delays Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Ethekwini Municipal Workers March for Higher Wages
But stoppage fell short of SAMWU's plan for a city-wide shutdown, says municipality Read more »
February 27
South Africa: Small-Scale Fishers Could Be Allowed to Catch New Species
Department of Fisheries says it welcomes suggestions Read more »
February 26
South Africa: Bheki Cele Accuses Randfontein Protesters of Being a Construction Mafia
Eleven people to apply for bail after being arrested on 13 February Read more »
South Africa: Unemployed Doctors March to Union Buildings
They are calling for the president to intervene and make sure medical professionals are employed Read more »
February 21
South Africa: Increase Tax On Sugary Drinks to Fund an Increase in Social Grants, Say Activists
Higher sugar tax would also save on health care Read more »
South Africa: Shack Dwellers Hope for Subsidised Solar Power
The City of Cape Town is considering partnering with alternative energy providers for informal settlements Read more »
February 20
South Africa: #unitebehind's Seven-Year Push for Accountability At Prasa
The activist group is fighting legal battles to bring those responsible for the collapse of railway services to book Read more »
February 15
South Africa: Old Age Grant Is Not Enough to Cover Care Needs, Researchers Find
Pensioners often carry households at the expense of their own needs Read more »