South Africa: St Lucia Fishers Take Government to Court

Celempilo Mduli was shot dead by rangers while fishing at night. Five years later, his family is still seeking answers. Read more »

South Africa: Social Housing Set to Be Built At Salt River Market This Year

Funding is secured, but about 50 families living in an informal settlement still need to be relocated Read more »

South Africa: Patients Wait Four Hours for an Ambulance in Rural Kwazulu-Natal

Rural hospitals' allocated ambulances park 130 to 150km away Read more »

South Africa: Future of Srd Grant Uncertain, Says Treasury

Universal Basic Income Coalition says government's proposals to link the grant to employment-related conditions could exclude eligible beneficiaries Read more »

South Africa: Three Die When House Collapses in Soweto

Confusion over whether area is illegally occupied Read more »

South Africa: Lottery Whistleblowers Denied Financial Compensation

After year-long reparations process, former NLC staff offered psychological support, educational sponsorships and grocery vouchers Read more »

South Africa: Municipality Silent On Why It Can't Provide Electricity

"We no longer care about bricks because we know they will take forever," says Komani woman who has lived in shacks for 24 years Read more »

South Africa: Thousands of Families Live On Railway Reserves Without Water, Electricity or Rubbish Collection

People have occupied the railway line between Langa and Bonteheuwel train stations since 2019 and at old Philippi depot since 2020 Read more »

South Africa: City of Cape Town Is a Step Closer to Operating Train Services

Council approves business plan but devolution of rail will depend on funding from the Treasury Read more »

South Africa: Solution to Dunoon's Railway Occupation Foiled

People living on Transnet land were meant to be relocated in 2013. But the plan stalled when more people moved onto the railway tracks. Read more »

South Africa: New Law Will Reveal South Africa's Huge Pay Gaps

Amendments to the Companies Act will oblige companies to disclose the gap between the lowest paid worker and the top executive Read more »

South Africa: Botched Permits Spoil Start to Crayfish Season

West Coast small-scale fishers demand answers from fisheries department Read more »

South Africa: Living On R2,320 a Month - Here's How a Pensioner Spends Her Grant

"Sometimes by the 15th of the month, the groceries are all done," says 61-year-old Noah Libbie Read more »

South Africa: Rail Theft Case Postponed After State Witness No-Show

Mthuthuzeli Swartz was arrested in 2019. His trial has faced delay after delay. Read more »

South Africa: State Witness Fails to Arrive for Massive Eastern Cape Rail Theft Case

Court to hear application for cross-examination to occur online Read more »

South Africa: Kouga's Failed R1.4-Million Mini Market Project

A mini fresh food and craft market for Hankey never opened Read more »

South Africa: Lesotho Regulator Finds Vodacom Guilty of Unfair Market Practices

Communications authority says the company altered contract terms without prior communication Read more »

South Africa: R311-Million and Counting but This Limpopo Taxi Rank Has Never Opened

Construction started in 2011 on a new taxi rank for Thohoyandou Read more »

South Africa: We Rode Metrorail in Cape Town to See If It Has Improved

While there are still problems, the service is much more reliable than a few years ago. And it's much cheaper than any other commuter transport. Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Starts Environmental Assessment for a Third Nuclear Power Station

Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are proposed sites Read more »

South Africa: Rent Control Not Only Fails, It Entrenches Inequality

The solution to housing affordability is to increase supply by building more housing Read more »

South Africa: Quick Explainer - the New Inflation Target

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has announced a new inflation target of 3% a year. What does this mean and why does it matter? Read more »

South Africa: Artists and Activists Take Over Joburg Skyline Ahead of G20 Summit

They projected a series of illustrations, demanding urgent action on the global debt crisis and climate accountability Read more »

South Africa: Writing Exams in Leaking Classrooms With No Electricity

The education department says it will appoint a contractor to renovate H S Phillips Secondary in Limpopo in April 2027 Read more »

South Africa: Bo-Kaap Residents Call for Airbnb to Be Regulated

Long-standing residents say they are being pushed out by short-term rentals Read more »