South Africa: Buffalo City Wastes Millions On Vanity Projects While Essential Infrastructure Crumbles

More than R200-million blown on mismanaged tourist attractions while beaches are polluted by sewage Read more »

South Africa: New Oil Transfer Regulations a 'Lifeline for Penguins', Says Minister

But bird conservation organisations fear that the regulations will be ineffective Read more »

South Africa: Commuters Stranded in Somerset West Amid Deadly Taxi Violence

At least five people dead as tensions between CATA and CODETA boil over Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Stadium Still Unfinished After Ten Years

R30-million has already been spent Read more »

South Africa: Grant Beneficiaries Claim They Were Signed Up for Funeral Policies Without Their Permission

SASSA's system allows insurance companies to make deductions from social grantsOld-age grant beneficiaries say amounts of between R100 and R280 are being deducted from their social… Read more »

South Africa: Gqeberha Protesters Torch Bus, Stone Truck, Demanding Electricity

Separate protests erupt in Westville and Bayland Read more »

South Africa: A Decade and Millions of Rands Later, Eastern Cape Community Centre Still Incomplete

Tsomo multi-purpose facility was meant to take nine months to build Read more »

South Africa: National Dialogue - Let's Listen to Young People, Not to the Political Elite

A view from the National Convention Read more »

South Africa: Khayelitsha Residents Protest Removal of Illegal Connections By Eskom

Residents of New Monwabisi Park want their illegal connections temporarily formalised while they await electrification Read more »

South Africa: Strike At Australian-Owned Plant in Boksburg

Workers want to be recognised as permanent staff Read more »

South Africa: Dust Settles After Maponya Mall Taxi Violence

Taxis and e-hailing drivers are operating peacefully for now Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Wants National Government to Save Its Disability Transport Service

But the Department of Social Development denies receiving such a request Read more »

South Africa: Climate Protesters Demand Reparations From Standard Bank for Fossil Fuel Investments

They also want TotalEnergies to stop further fossil fuel extraction in Africa Read more »

Zambia: Child Miners Risk Death in Zambia's Copper Pits

Police rescued 38 children from Sensele Mine in July Read more »

South Africa: Gqeberha Truck Drivers On Strike for Higher Wages

Most drivers employed by the Kalahari AutoForce in Markman say they get paid about R16,400 but they want R20,060 per month Read more »

South Africa: Former Rail Line Occupiers Demand Electricity

Protesters blocked the R300 in Cape Town on Thursday Read more »

South Africa: Sick of Waiting, Khayelitsha Informal Settlements Demand Electrification

Community activists want the City and Eskom to form a comprehensive team to electrify almost a dozen settlements Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay's Failed Multi-Billion-Rand Bus Service

Millions spent on refurbishments, but only six buses are running Read more »

South Africa: Tshwane Municipal Workers Demand Salary Increases

Union says 3.5% and 5.4% increases were promised in 2021 and 2023 Read more »

South Africa: Should Coca-Cola Pay for Plastic Pollution?

Episode five in GroundUp's video series on microplastics Read more »

South Africa: Carletonville Left in the Dark for More Than a Month

Small businesses and residents are suffering after prolonged power cuts Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Aims for 10% Tariff On Exports to U.S.

Government relieved by reduction from threatened 50% to 15% Read more »

South Africa: Huge Admin Costs Threaten Fund for Sick Miners

People who fought for miners with TB or silicosis to be compensated have raised the alarm, but mining companies defend the process Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds of Unemployed Youths March to Nigel Factories for Jobs

The marchers accused the company of employing people from outside the community Read more »

South Africa: Repairs to Crumbling Clinic Delayed

A R9-million tender was awarded to a contractor last year to renovate Haytor clinic Read more »