November 22, 2023
South Africa: Vaalpark Suburb Without Power for 10 Days
Vandalism of substation blamed Read more »
South Africa: Aussie Mining Company 'SLAPP Suit' Partly Settled Out of Court
Six South African defendants have reached an agreement with Mineral Commodities Ltd Read more »
November 21, 2023
South Africa: Health Workers Picket for Palestine Outside Red Cross Children's Hospital
Organisers call for immediate ceasefire Read more »
South Africa: Small Farmers Celebrate Victory Outside Cape High Court
Housing Development Agency agrees to drop eviction proceedings Read more »
November 20, 2023
South Africa: Farm Worker Family Evicted, Belongings Dumped On the Side of the Road
"I am broken" says Jan Marthinus, in tears after his family was left homeless Read more »
November 16, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds March to the City Hall in Durban Demanding Jobs
Retrenched Public Employment Programme (PEP) workers want to be reinstated by eThekwini municipality Read more »
November 15, 2023
South Africa: Shack Dwellers Want Sand Mining Halted
They say the sand is damaging their shacks. The City of Cape Town says the affected households will only be relocated in 2024 Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Schools Battle Illegal Electricity Connections
Electricity theft has left Nomsa Maphongwana Primary School in Mandela Park with a Eskom bill of more than R167,880 Read more »
November 10, 2023
South Africa: Expelled NUMSA Members Start Rival Union
Metal Mining and Allied Workers Unions of South Africa (MMAWUSA) holds inaugural press briefing Read more »
November 07, 2023
South Africa: It's 'Toad Versus Road' in the Western Cape High Court
Environmentalists challenge road extension that threatens endangered Western Leopard Toads Read more »
November 06, 2023
South Africa: Union Demands Suspension of Municipal Manager Accused of Sexual Harassment
Ekurhuleni municipality initially suspended the manager in June following an internal investigation into the complaint. He was allowed to return three months later Read more »
South Africa: Court Issues Scathing Order Against Prasa Over Train Security
The passenger rail agency has until end of November to report back on the status of a new tender process for security contracts Read more »
November 04, 2023
South Africa: Activists Demand End to TotalEnergies Offshore Drilling
The French multinational company wants to drill for oil and gas along the South African coastline near Cape Town, the West Coast and the Garden Route Read more »
November 01, 2023
South Africa: AMCU Vs NUM - Workers to Vote At 'Hostage' Mine
Gold One will organise ballot of miners Read more »
October 31, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds March in the Rain in Durban to Demand Municipal Jobs
The workers also want the eThekwini municipality to pay them on a higher salary scale Read more »
South Africa: Budget Cuts - Why Doesn't the Govt Use Some of the Money in This R459-Billion Account?
The reasons for not using money from the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account are political, not legal or economic Read more »
South Africa: Housing in South Africa - How Have We Done Since 1994?
We've made progress but the quality of the data is poor, especially the latest census Read more »
October 27, 2023
South Africa: Welkom Municipal Workers React Angrily After Learning They Won't Be Paid
A letter signed by the municipal manager states workers may have to wait until the end of October to get their salaries Read more »
October 26, 2023
South Africa: Embattled Municipality Yet to Pay Thousands of Workers' Salaries
Workers staged a sit-in at the Matjhabeng municipal headquarters in Welkom to demand that they be paid immediately Read more »
South Africa: Sand Mining Company Appeals Against Refusal of Water Licence in Philippi
A campaign to preserve the horticultural area says the silica mine will impact food security and the Cape Flats Aquifer Read more »
October 25, 2023
South Africa: Police Open Kidnapping Case As Miners Return to the Surface
Police open kidnapping case after events at Gold One mine Read more »
October 24, 2023
South Africa: Hostage Drama - Tension Mounts At Mine As Police Mobilise
AMCU claims that miners are voluntarily protesting underground at Gold One but there are definitely people being held hostage Read more »
October 23, 2023
South Africa: Cable Theft and Shootings Force Cape Town Library Closures
But the people who work at the libraries in Hanover Park and Bellville are determined to continue creating safe spaces for their communities Read more »
October 20, 2023
South Africa: This Is Where People Are Occupying Metrorail's Central Line in Cape Town
There are about 4,000 households occupying the line between Nyanga and Philippi, according to the Housing Development Agency Read more »
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 »