July 04, 2023
South Africa: Mining Companies Eye the Last Unspoilt Strip of the Western Cape's West Coast #AfricaClimateCrisis
Concerns over cumulative impact of new prospecting Read more »
July 03, 2023
South Africa: Which Parts of Cape Town's Metrorail Are Still Closed?
Although some lines have reopened thousands of commuters still have no train service Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga Village's Disappearing Roads
"The municipality must fix these streets because we cannot live like this" Read more »
June 29, 2023
South Africa: Striking Durban Factory Workers Take Frimax Foods to CCMA
The company dismissed workers who downed tools earlier this month Read more »
June 27, 2023
South Africa: Free State Municipality's R15-Million Unused Sport Stadium
The stadium in Lindley has stood for over a year and has been vandalised Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Residents Fed Up With Years of Delays in Housing Project
Planning for the Taiwan informal settlement upgrade started in August 2018 and construction of 4,500 "housing opportunities" will only begin next year Read more »
June 26, 2023
South Africa: Western Cape Numsa Secretary Must Be Reinstated, CCMA Rules
Vuyo Lufele was suspended after raising concerns about 3Sixty Life, a funeral insurance company owned by the union Read more »
South Africa: Labour Court Fires Dishonest National Lotteries Commission Employee
The client liaison officer was originally given a suspended dismissal for ten years for gross dishonesty on condition she did not re-offend Read more »
June 23, 2023
South Africa: There's a Way to Sort Out Lighting in Informal Settlements
Solar powered public lights are better than high-mast lights, collaborative Cape Town project suggests Read more »
South Africa: Coal Truck Torched in Gqeberha Elecricity Protest
Protesters were demanding the electrification of about 3,000 shacks Read more »
June 22, 2023
South Africa: Major Court Victory for Trade Union
Simunye Workers Forum is a genuine trade union, not "a vehicle for enriching individuals" says judge Read more »
South Africa: Gqeberha Shack Dwellers Protest After Electricity Disconnected By RDP Home Owners
Residents of Baloyi informal settlement say two transformers installed in March have never been connected Read more »
June 21, 2023
South Africa: Some Crèches Never Got the Promised Covid Relief Funds, and Now It's Too Late
Early Childhood Development relief programme comes to an end Read more »
South Africa: Unisa Campus Closed Due to Water Quality Concerns in Tshwane
Water is discoloured due to sediment, says City Read more »
June 19, 2023
South Africa: Labour Court Upholds Dismissal of Lying Municipal Chief Financial Officer
Misrepresenting qualifications is a "menacing evil", says judge Read more »
June 14, 2023
South Africa: R83 Million and Three and a Half Years Later Only One RDP House to Show for It
Namibia Stop 8 Housing Project in Inanda started in 2019 and was meant to deliver hundreds of houses Read more »
South Africa: Illegal Connections to Blame for Leaving Learners in the Dark, Says Eskom
Staff of Bloekombos High School make photocopies at neighbouring schools for exams Read more »
June 13, 2023
South Africa: Commuters Call for Better Lighting and Security At Parow Station
This follows the armed robbery of several people while waiting for a train around 6am on Friday Read more »
June 12, 2023
South Africa: Climate Activists Disrupt Standard Bank AGM
About 200 people picketed at the bank's head office to demand it stop investing in fossil fuels Read more »
June 08, 2023
South Africa: Pharmaceutical Giant Bayer Stops Clicks Selling Cheaper Generic Blood Thinning Medication
The judge took over a year to rule in "urgent application" Read more »
June 06, 2023
Mozambique: Report Sheds Light On Mozambique's Troubled Cabo Delgado
Activities of United States cashew nut company singled out Read more »
June 05, 2023
South Africa: Petroleum Bill Is Blind to the Climate Crisis
Petroleum resources development bill is "fatally flawed" and should be rejected, says the writer Read more »
South Africa: Labour Court Slams Human Settlements Minister for 'Unlawfully' Firing Staffer After Being Stuck in a Lift for an Hour
The court ordered that the deputy director of corporate services immediately be reinstated Read more »
May 31, 2023
South Africa: R15-Million Lehae Taxi Rank Destroyed By Vandals
The rank was left abandoned because of conflict between taxi operators Read more »
May 30, 2023
South Africa: Standoff Between Shack Dwellers and Sand Mining Company in Khayelitsha
Mining operations halted after families living in shacks near the site complain about sand filling their homes Read more »