South Africa: Municipalities Are Ruining Hartbeespoort Dam

Pollution and sewage are harming the aquatic environment Read more »

South Africa: Disability Organisations Protest Against Dial-a-Ride Cuts

City of Cape Town says it has to introduce cuts due to budget constraints 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: Contractor Speaks Out On Makana Pump Supply Debacle

Municipality bungled a tender then scapegoated a director in an unfair dismissal Read more »

South Africa: Concourt Clarifies Pension Beneficiary Rules

End to decade-long legal dispute finally in sight Read more »

South Africa: Teachers' March Disrupts Schooling in Free State

Hundreds of SADTU members marched to the Thabo Mofutsanyana education offices to demand that the district director step down Read more »

South Africa: Calls for Parks Tau to Ban Coal Exports to Israel

South Africa is "fueling genocide", protesters claim Read more »

South Africa: Gqeberha Protesters Block Busy Road, Demanding Better Land

Residents of Nomakanjani informal settlement say they were promised they'd be moved Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Municipality Fails to Deal With Officials Fingered in Corruption Scandal

Criminal case opened against the Greater Letaba Municipality for "missing" R1.3-million Read more »

South Africa: Vicious Dogs Can Be Impounded, Court Rules

Theewaterskloof Municipality wins appeal to impound three dogs that attacked visitors on private property in Caledon 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: Kariega Residents March for Better Policing

"Protection fees are demanded from our children by other learners at schools, and they end up dropping out." Read more »

South Africa: Former Lottery Board Member Ordered to Pay Back R21-Million in Stolen Grant Funds

Money meant for good causes was used for personal gain Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Health Minister Says His Country Must Be Less Reliant On SA and 'Stop Being Beggars'

This comes after an outcry that Basotho nationals are denied medical care in South Africa Read more »

South Africa: Three Contractors and R125-Million Later, Still No Water for Eastern Cape Villages

The Ngqamakwe water scheme in Tsomo was meant to be completed in 2022 Read more »

South Africa: Inside SA's Multi-Million Rand Plan to Fill US Funding Void

About R1-billion in replacement funds expected imminently, but more may be approved Read more »

South Africa: Parliament Sued for Letting Corrupt MPs Off the Hook

#UniteBehind argues that changes to Parliament's code of conduct allow MPs implicated in state capture to evade accountability Read more »

South Africa: Minister Tau Breaks Silence On Lottery Licence Award

Court challenges by rejected bidders have compelled him to explain his decisions Read more »

South Africa: Cape Union Mart and Pro-Palestine Activists Gear Up for Court Battle

Company owner Philip Krawitz denies funding Israel's army 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 »

Lesotho: Lesotho Workers Condemn Denial of Healthcare to Basotho in South Africa

Lesotho cabinet ministers to engage with SA counterparts over the issue 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: Model Prisoner Sues Minister for Contempt of Court After 22 Years Behind Bars Without Parole

Tebogo Modise was recommended for parole in 2019 but remains in prison despite a court order demanding reasons for his continued incarceration 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: Transgender Prisoners Challenge Prison Authorities

Correctional Services has developed a standard operating procedure for transgender prisoners, but rights organisations are concerned about implementation Read more »