April 07
South Africa: Mpumalanga's Emakhazeni Fails to Bill Residents As Its Towns Crumble
The municipality ran up a deficit of R21-million in the 2024/25 financial year Read more »
April 03
South Africa: How Fuel Hikes Impact the Price of Bread
Record diesel prices will increase food production costs Read more »
April 02
South Africa: Nigel Families Waiting 30 Years for Promised RDP Homes
About 100 households still live in shacks in Alra Park while their neighbours on either side live in completed RDP houses Read more »
March 31
Lesotho: Lesotho Organisations Push Back Against U.S. Health Deal
A leaked copy of the agreement has raised concerns about transparency and data sharing Read more »
March 30
South Africa: Pietermaritzburg Master's Office Gets Mixed Reviews
Attorneys we spoke to had good and bad things to say about the quality of service at the office Read more »
South Africa: Parents' Consent and Children's Health - Important Ruling in Cape High Court
Judge praises staff at Red Cross Hospital Read more »
South Africa: Candidate Attorneys Caught Cheating in Admission Applications
One forged documents including exam results, and another lied about being the paid sole director of a company while doing articles Read more »
March 25
South Africa: SAPS and Hawks Snub Parliament On Lottery Probe
Special Investigating Unit is probing corruption totalling over R2-billion Read more »
South Africa: Chaos in Parliament As Debate On New Lottery Board Chair Explodes
Debate on a shortlist of three candidates was suspended, then postponed, after MK and EFF MPs repeatedly raised points of order Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Cederberg Municipality Battles to Keep Up With Sprawling Informal Settlements
Almost one in five residents of Clanwilliam and Citrusdal live in informal settlements with limited access to water, sanitation, and refuse removal Read more »
South Africa: What Cape Town Is Spending On Homes, Roads and the N2 Wall
The municipality's plans have been hotly debated Read more »
March 18
South Africa: We Have No Water and No Toilets, Families Tell Human Rights Commission
Government offices are often closed due to lack of water in Centane Read more »
South Africa: #UniteBehind Opposes Judge Makhubele's Bid to Stop Impeachment Vote
Activist group says she has already earned about R10-million since her suspension and her review application may take another four years Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court Slams Government Over Treatment of Disaster Victims
Judge says the authorities were "appallingly uncaring" towards Qumbu residents who lost their homes in a storm in 2022 Read more »
March 12
South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Say They're Still Waiting for the Borehole They Were Promised Before the 2024 Elections
They say they haven't seen a municipal water tanker since last October Read more »
March 11
South Africa: Eastern Cape Pensioners Must Give Back the Road Grader They Seized, Court Rules
Ugie villagers took control of the vehicle to protest against the municipality's failure to fix roads Read more »
March 10
South Africa: Work On Eastern Cape Clinic Stalled Because Health Department Didn't Pay the Builder
Patients have to queue in the rain outside a temporary clinic Read more »
March 11
South Africa: Volunteers Turn Derelict Historic Building Into a Thriving Community Centre
A 19th-century Cape Dutch homestead in Cape Town has been revived through a partnership between SAHRA and volunteers Read more »
March 09
South Africa: South Africa Is Bleeding to Death - and It's Because of Guns
It's time to treat gun violence as a public health crisis Read more »
March 06
South Africa: Central Karoo Lags Behind Western Cape's Progress
Teenage pregnancy, low birth weights, and high neonatal mortality plague the areas around Beaufort West and Laingsburg Read more »
South Africa: Canegrowers Warn Tongaat Liquidation Will Devastate Economy
Minister Parks Tau opposes liquidation, says it will cause a "jobs bloodbath" Read more »
South Africa: SA's Harbours Are Slowly Recovering
Cape Town port hit record numbers in 2024 Read more »
South Africa: Activists Criticise Social Grant 'Savings'
The Universal Basic Income Coalition says tighter controls risk excluding eligible beneficiaries Read more »
March 05
South Africa: Observatory Land Occupiers Wait to Hear Their Fate
The City of Cape Town has offered to move families living on Main Road to a site in Gugulethu Read more »
South Africa: Our Pool Is a Dumping Site, Say Joburg Residents
Only 32 of the city's 57 public pools are open this summer Read more »
