South Africa: Hundreds March to Demand Release of Activists Detained By Israel

The annual "Walk for Freedom" march in Johannesburg is now in its 16th year Read more »

South Africa: People Fight for Water As Infrastructure Crumbles

uMzinyathi District Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal is failing to supply water Read more »

South Africa: IDT's School Project Stalls As Costs Reach R198-Million

Learners of Rivoni School of the Blind were promised a new building in 2019 Read more »

South Africa: Billions Needed to Fix Courts, Prisons and Police Buildings

Department of Public Works has a R30-billion maintenance backlog Read more »

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 »

South Africa: Giving Money to Beggars - Yes or No?

We asked beggars, the City of Cape Town, and homeless organisations Read more »

South Africa: Legal Action Looms Over Mamelodi Magistrates' Court Construction Fiasco

Construction was due to be finished in 2016 Read more »

South Africa: Johannesburg Reclaimers Call for Landfill to Be Reopened

Pikitup has promised it will "come up with solutions" to the Marie Louise landfill over the next week Read more »

South Africa: Judge Dismisses Postbank's Attempt to Keep Social Grants Contract

Postbank "created its own urgency" by waiting until September to bring the application, the Gauteng High Court ruled. It has known since 2024 that the contract would be terminated… 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 »

South Africa: Judge Scolds EFF for Repeatedly Wasting Courts' Time

"The laxity with which the EFF acted is unexplained ... the extreme urgency was entirely self-created and unwarranted, it inconvenienced the court, the participating party and… Read more »

South Africa: Court Battle Over the End of Postbank's Agreement With Sassa

Postbank argues that ending its contract could have "severe consequences" for millions of social grant beneficiaries Read more »

Lesotho: Malawian Politician, Fired in 2022, Appointed to Lesotho Highlands Water Commission

Helen Buluma's appointment as deputy CEO of the National Oil Company of Malawi was declared invalid in 2022 Read more »

South Africa: Delayed Justice - Police Torture Trial Postponed for Seven Months

The hearing was originally set down for July 2024 but will now only be heard in April 2026 Read more »

South Africa: Twist in Rape Cover-Up Trial

Court hears that an internal hearing cleared one of the three police officers on trial Read more »

Lesotho: Villagers Lodge Complaint With African Development Bank Against Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Grievances listed include unsatisfactory relocations, damaged homes, a lack of compensation and loss of livelihoods caused by the project Read more »

South Africa: Silver Lining in the Table Mountain Fire

The Sugarbird Project is working to remove "relentless" invasives Read more »

South Africa: Legal Aid Helps Scores of People, Mostly Pensioners, for Free in Wills Week

The Master of the High Court estimates that more than 70% of working South Africans do not have wills Read more »

South Africa: Chart of the Week - Getting Guns Off the Streets

Nearly 22,000 guns were confiscated over the past five years. Almost 7,000 confiscated guns were linked to murder cases. Read more »

South Africa: Community Takes Action to Fix Randburg

The idea is for every business to take care of its immediate surroundings. Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Community's Taps Run Dry As Municipality Battles R1.4-Billion Water Debt

The taps in Kokosi, Fochville near Carletonville have been dry for a month after Rand Water implemented water reduction measures against Merafong municipality Read more »

South Africa: Appeal Court Blocks Eskom's Giant Richards Bay Power Plant

The SCA has set aside the 2019 environmental authorisation for the 3,000MW Richards Bay gas-to-power plant Read more »

South Africa: Lottery Commission Extends Reparations to Staff

A dozen people, including whistleblowers, have given evidence of harm suffered under the previous administration Read more »