October 20, 2023
South Africa: Eastern Cape Commuters Can Now Catch One Train a Day
Since Monday you can now leave Kariega for Gqeberha by train at 6:15am and take the return trip at 5:15pm Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Finally Get Vital Bridge - No Thanks to Government
The Vondo community raised their own funds and finished the job with the help of a state owned forestry company and a private enterprise Read more »
October 19, 2023
South Africa: Group Threatens to 'Shut Down' Bloemfontein
Mangaung Concerned Community want jobs Read more »
October 18, 2023
South Africa: Limpopo Hawkers Evicted to Make Way for Road Repairs
These Elim vendors pay licence fees but they have not been helped to find an alternative trading site Read more »
October 17, 2023
South Africa: Health Department Agrees to Pay Nurses Uniform Allowance
The temporary allowance is R3,153 Read more »
October 12, 2023
South Africa: Almost 4,000 Households Still to Be Moved Off Cape Town Railway Land
While plans for temporary relocation of 891 households occupying the Central Line are making progress, thousands of households remain on the railway Read more »
October 11, 2023
South Africa: Activist Organisation Takes Prasa and Transport Minister to Court
The organisation argues the state has a statutory and constitutional duty to devolve rail to the City of Cape Town Read more »
South Africa: Govt Wants Oil and Gas Exploration to Be Speeded Up
Africa Oil Week panellists discuss opposition to oil and gas at Africa Oil Week Read more »
October 10, 2023
South Africa: Illegal Electricity Connections Are 'Spiralling Out of Control' - City of Cape Town
Loadshedding has made the problem worse Read more »
South Africa: People Dig Out Cape Town Bridge to Build Shelters
City says Potsdam Road bridge is okay but the households will be relocated Read more »
October 06, 2023
South Africa: Simba Granted Urgent Interdict Against Striking Workers
Allegations of transport deductions are false, says Simba Read more »
South Africa: Ad Agencies Pressure Their Colleagues Not to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies #AfricaClimateHope
Clean Creatives has published a list of agencies with coal, oil, and gas clients Read more »
October 09, 2023
South Africa: Joburg City to Blame for 'Dark Buildings' Crisis Say Property Owners
Albert Street fire tragedy sparks renewed attempt to evict hundreds of people living in derelict downtown buildings Read more »
October 06, 2023
South Africa: Economists Warn Against 'Chaotic Budget Cuts'
We're not facing an immediate fiscal crisis, says Institute for Economic Justice Read more »
October 05, 2023
South Africa: Simba Factory Workers Down Tools Over 'Unfair' Transport Deductions
The company is in the Labour Court on Thursday afternoon to get an urgent interdict against the strikers Read more »
September 28, 2023
South Africa: Protesters Block Busy Kariega Road Amid Five-Day Power Outage
Nelson Mandela Bay councillor says many homes were plunged into dark after an explosion at the Mabandla substation Read more »
September 26, 2023
South Africa: Commuters Struggle With Transport Costs As Metrorail Central Line Remains Closed
Some workers are spending half their wage to commute because trains aren't running Read more »
September 22, 2023
South Africa: Alarm Raised Over Amendments to Road Accident Fund Act
Lawyers warn of "dire consequences" for South African road users Read more »
September 21, 2023
South Africa: Sewage Gushes Out of Drain in Khayelitsha
Shack dwellers say City of Cape Town is slow to respond to complaints Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Ordered to Hold Public Hearings On Sewage Being Pumped Into the Sea
Environment minister criticises City's previous lack of engagement Read more »
South Africa: Things Just Get Worse and Worse At the Labour Department in Bellville
"This is my fifth time coming here," says UIF claimant Read more »
September 20, 2023
South Africa: Community Centre Burnt Down in Electricity Tariff Protest
Police and protesters exchange rubber bullets and stones Read more »
South Africa: Taxis Bring Traffic On Busy Umhlanga Road to a Standstill
To restore calm to the area, authorities agreed to temporarily allow taxis to park near Ocean Mall Read more »
September 19, 2023
South Africa: Mining Department Refuses West Coast Prospecting Bid
Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterprise's application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment Read more »
September 18, 2023
South Africa: Copper Boom Sparks Conflict Between Mine and Residents of Small Town
We visited Concordia, where 29 people were arrested for protesting against a mine Read more »