South Africa: Caught Between Government Departments, Limpopo Families Live With Raw Sewage

Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards Read more »

South Africa: Joburg Residents, Fed Up With Water Outages, Block Roads

"We just want water to come out of our taps. We can't even flush our toilets." Read more »

South Africa: Darling Street Residents Await Judgment in Eviction Case

Department of Public Works and Ndifuna Ukwazi square off in court Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng DSD Misses Targets and Spends R215-Million Irregularly

2024 was a chaotic year for the department Read more »

South Africa: New Deadline for Phase-Out of Sassa Gold Cards

About 450,000 people still need to switch to Postbank's Black Card Read more »

South Africa: Gayton Mckenzie vs Drug-Free Sport - Heated Debate in Parliament

Board was dissolved for spending about R1-million fighting a court case in Switzerland so that South Africa could stay in world sport Read more »

South Africa: Kariega Clinic Still Closed Seven Weeks After Gang Shooting

Area has seen a surge in gang crime, residents say Read more »

South Africa: Storm Damaged Classrooms Left Roofless for Six Years

Ngqusi Junior Secondary school in Centane have been waiting for the education department to fix its classrooms since June 2019 Read more »

South Africa: Grannies Help Repair Roads Neglected By Municipality

Roads in Metsi-Matsho village in Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality have not been fixed for decades Read more »

South Africa: Fed Up Gqeberha Residents Close Clinic

A petition signed by 200 people demands the local health service improve Read more »

South Africa: Dozens of Organisations Join Sex Work Decriminalisation Court Case

Cape High Court allows multiple groups to intervene in SWEAT's challenge to laws criminalising consenting adult sex work Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Block Roads Demanding Water

"The problem is not water. It's the poor leadership who are not willing to serve the people." Read more »

South Africa: Two Years Later - Joburg's Inner City Buildings At Risk of Another Usindiso Inferno

The City of Joburg is yet to make its "dark buildings" safe Read more »

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: Police Officer Accused of Murdering Man in Khayelitsha

Off-duty cop allegedly took a gun from his colleague and shot Sesethu Sigonyela Read more »

South Africa: Dial-a-Ride Cuts - Disability Groups Disappointed By Meeting With City of Cape Town

The City says it is looking for additional funding 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: Gauteng Early Childhood Development Educators Protest Over Funding Crisis

Premier Lesufi urged to intervene Read more »

South Africa: Sassa Assures Parliament Grants Will Be Paid When Postbank Contract Ends

The service agreement between SASSA and Postbank ends on 30 September Read more »

South Africa: Kraaifontein Residents Protest About Living Conditions

Lists of demands handed over to City of Cape Town, Western Cape health department and SAPS 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: Fed-Up With Unresponsive Officials, Gqeberha Protesters Torch Trucks

Second day of protests by shack dwellers in Westville Read more »

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

Separate protests erupt in Westville and Bayland Read more »

South Africa: Green Scorpions Target Controversial Garden Route Motocross Track

Owner of the Harper's Creek motocross track near Harkerville Forest must repair the damage to vegetation Read more »

South Africa: Tshwane Reduces Water Truck Deliveries to Informal Settlements

Water will now only be supplied on four days of the week Read more »