October 21, 2025
South Africa: Contract Workers March in Joburg Demanding Permanent Jobs
Expanded Public Works Programme employees march to Premier's office Read more »
October 16, 2025
South Africa: Police Nyala Torched During Cape Town Electricity Protest
"We burned tyres to get this land, water and toilets. We will now burn tyres to get electricity" says Khayelitsha protester Read more »
South Africa: Special Schools Closed in Kwazulu-Natal After Education Department Fails to Pay Subsidies
76 schools closed by parents and the South African National Association for Special School Education (SANASE) Read more »
South Africa: Let Them Eat Kreef!
New season's crayfish catch allocation is up almost 60% Read more »
October 15, 2025
South Africa: Unemployed Young People Protest in Nigel, Demanding Jobs
"We also want to work" Read more »
October 14, 2025
South Africa: Magistrates Protest Outside Court, Demanding Higher Wages
Magistrates are under-recognised and under-paid, says former Constitutional Court judge Edwin Cameron Read more »
South Africa: Teenager Supports Her Family Using an E-Bike
Green Riders, a last-mile delivery company, aims to create over 50,000 jobs for unemployed youth Read more »
October 13, 2025
South Africa: Hundreds of People to Be Evicted From Land Owned By Shoprite
"We don't want to be thrown into the street like dogs" says Mfuleni community leader Andiswa Nkohla Read more »
South Africa: In Northern Kwazulu-Natal, Villagers Have to Fix Their Own Roads and Drains
They can't wait for the government to prepare for the next rainy season Read more »
October 09, 2025
South Africa: Bike Delivery Guys Risk Life and Limb to Deliver Our Goods
The last-mile delivery sector has exploded and may be the environmentally friendly way to shop Read more »
South Africa: Nine Years On, Technician Is Still Waiting to Hear If He Can Get Compensation for Brain Damage
Compensation Fund fails to finalise decision Read more »
October 08, 2025
Lesotho: Factory Workers to March As Lesotho's Textile Jobs Hang By a Thread
Unions demand the renewal of AGOA and lower tariffs on exports to the US Read more »
October 07, 2025
South Africa: Workers Take to the Streets On World Day for Decent Work
COSATU marches in major cities to highlight corruption, job losses and high cost of living Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho Families, Moved to Make Way for a Dam, Lose Court Battle
20 years after they were displaced by the Mohale Dam, court tells families to share their compensation payout Read more »
October 01, 2025
South Africa: Somerset West Taxi Shutdown May Be Extended, Says MEC
Taxi drivers feel the pinch as routes between Khayelitsha, Mfuleni and Somerset West have been closed for two weeks Read more »
October 02, 2025
South Africa: Sassa Extends Postbank's Contract By Three Months
The agreement, which governs how millions of grants are paid, was supposed to lapse on 30 September Read more »
South Africa: Chaotic Start to Gauteng Social Development Department's 2026 Funding Cycle
Gauteng DSD abandons new funding applications platform Read more »
South Africa: Pensioners Refunded After We Queried Funeral Policy Deductions
Insurance companies insist they have proof that pensioners agreed, but questions remain about how this was done Read more »
October 01, 2025
South Africa: Court Dismisses Bid to Stop Retrenchment of SA Breweries Workers
Union accuses SAB of "turning decent jobs into cheap labour" Read more »
South Africa: Legal Action Looms Over Mamelodi Magistrates' Court Construction Fiasco
Construction was due to be finished in 2016 Read more »
September 30, 2025
South Africa: Protest Against Fossil Fuels At African Energy Week
About 50 people gathered outside Cape Town International Convention Centre on Tuesday afternoon to protest against fossil fuel. The centre is the venue for African Energy Week, an… Read more »
September 26, 2025
Africa: AGOA Likely to Be Renewed for One Year, Says Lesotho Trade Minister
African Growth and Opportunity Act has previously been renewed for a decade at a time Read more »
South Africa: Disabled Ekurhuleni Residents Given Houses Without Water and Electricity
The houses were specifically given to elderly and people with disabilities in Extension 2, Mackenzieville Read more »
South Africa: Passenger Rail Gets Back On Track, Slowly
Most rail lines have reopened, but there is still a long way to go Read more »
Lesotho: Trump's Tariffs Could Cost Lesotho 30,000 Jobs, the IMF Warns
Garment exports make up 80% of the country's exports to the United States Read more »
