June 03
Lesotho: The Mountain Men Behind Lesotho's Wool Wealth
More than 80,000 herders tend the country's sheep and goats Read more »
South Africa: Soweto Officials Accused of Fraudulently Selling Houses
A receptionist from the Pimville housing office faces fraud and corruption charges after a Hawks probe found officials forged title deeds Read more »
South Africa: The State Says Its Computer Systems Are Secure. We Looked. They're Not
SITA's internet services have more than 5,000 security flaws Read more »
June 02
South Africa: Five Claims By March and March's Leader - - and What the Evidence Actually Shows
"We're not xenophobic, but ..." Read more »
South Africa: Anti-Immigrant Violence Explodes in Western Cape
Several dead in Mossel Bay, families flee into mountains in Overberg Read more »
June 01
South Africa: Gauteng Cuts Funding for Non-South African Social Workers
Non-profits will no longer receive provincial funding for immigrant workers, a move organisations say "goes against their very ethics and morals" Read more »
May 29
South Africa: South Africa Murder Rate Edges Down
But violent crime remains unacceptably high Read more »
May 28
South Africa: Elections 2026 - Elundini Municipality's Trail of Unfinished Projects
Millions have been spent on government offices, a vehicle testing station, a community hall, a sports field and electronic billboards - all incomplete Read more »
May 27
South Africa: Asylum Seeker Appeal Backlog Rises to 161,000 Cases
In about 90,000 cases the applicants' whereabouts are unknown Read more »
May 26
South Africa: Gauteng Judge to Face Tribunal
Gauteng Judge Lettie Molopa-Sethosa left unlawful arrest litigants unable to pursue their case for damages for years Read more »
South Africa: June 30 Deadline for Immigrants Stands After Govt Meeting With Protesters
Ministers convened a "high-level" meeting at the Union Buildings on Monday Read more »
May 25
Africa: 'An African Cannot Be a Foreigner in Africa'
In St George's Cathedral on Africa Day activists called out Afrophobia, saying immigrants are fighting for the same dignity as marginalised South Africans Read more »
May 21
South Africa: Judge Tells Minister to Get Water to Eastern Cape Families
Centane residents win court victory Read more »
May 20
South Africa: Elections 2026 - Langeberg Municipality Accused of Hiding Details of R60-Million Contract
The municipality has also failed to obey an order to release a report on a 2022 water crisis Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Water Crisis in the Spotlight At SAHRC Inquiry
Auditor-General and civil society organisations made submissions on Tuesday Read more »
May 19
South Africa: SRD Grant Recipients Queue All Day At Benoni Sassa Office - Only to Be Turned Away
Beneficiaries trying to update their details or reinstate payments say they have to make multiple trips because the system of often down and queues are very long and slow Read more »
South Africa: The Constitutional Court Is Battling. Here's What Can Be Done to Fix It
Freedom Under Law has proposed several solutions to help the overburdened apex court Read more »
May 18
South Africa: Government May Finally Be Heeding Calls for Cape Town Military Land to Be Developed for Housing
An estimated 67,000 homes could be built at Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield Read more »
South Africa: Blaming Immigrants for Our Problems Is a Fool's Game
Lives will not be improved by vigilante action, mass deportations and expressions of hatred Read more »
May 15
South Africa: No Plan to Review SA's Coal Exports to Israel, Says Parks Tau
The minister says sanctions against Israel would violate World Trade Organisation principles Read more »
South Africa: Why Fewer People Are Being Convicted for Commercial Crimes
The NPA's Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit is underperforming Read more »
May 13
South Africa: Report Into R66-Million Netball Lottery Grant Recommends Litigation to Recover Funds
The Special Investigating Unit is probing the grant Read more »
May 12
South Africa: The Western Cape Mops Up After the Storm
Roads closed, trucks stranded, thousands of homes waterlogged or damaged Read more »
South Africa: Paraplegic Man Finally Gets Care After Years of Legal Battles With Government
Paul Gerber, 58, lived in a wooden shed with no ablutions in Kalbaskraal while the state contacted 173 facilities on his behalf without success Read more »
May 11
South Africa: Public Gets Three More Weeks to Comment On Eskom Nuclear Site - - but Critics Say It's Not Enough
The deadline for public comment on the 2,700-page draft environmental scoping report and appendices has been extended to 25 May Read more »
