November 13, 2023
South Africa: A Judge Found That a Man Did Not Intend to Rape His Girlfriend. The Supreme Court of Appeal Will Hear the Case This Week
"What we are left with is a high level of impunity for sexual violence that affects a large segment of women in South Africa." Read more »
November 11, 2023
South Africa: Tens of Thousands March Through Cape Town in Solidarity With Palestinians
Call for Western Cape government to stand with Palestine as it has with Ukraine Read more »
November 07, 2023
South Africa: Zimbabwe Permit Application Dismissed - No Need for It, Say Judges
Permit holders protected until at least June 2024 Read more »
South Africa: Police Brutality Is a Big Problem. Here's How to Change the Law to Fix It
But amending the law will not be enough. Police leadership must commit to addressing brutality. Read more »
November 01, 2023
South Africa: Mandela Park Families Approved a Sample Toilet in 2008. 15 Years Later, They're Still Waiting for the Rest
Residents of Eastern Cape informal settlement say they're not going to vote unless they get their promised toilets Read more »
October 31, 2023
South Africa: Housing in South Africa - How Have We Done Since 1994?
We've made progress but the quality of the data is poor, especially the latest census Read more »
October 19, 2023
South Africa: It's Tough to Be Old and Without Water in Joburg
"I've fallen down carrying a bucket of water with no one here to help me" Read more »
October 18, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town Law Enforcement Officer Found Not Guilty of Murder of Homeless Man
Court finds Luvolwethu Kati acted in self-defence Read more »
South Africa: Millions Spent but 7 Years Later Still No Water for Eastern Cape Villagers
Water project for Libode started in 2016 Read more »
October 10, 2023
South Africa: People Dig Out Cape Town Bridge to Build Shelters
City says Potsdam Road bridge is okay but the households will be relocated Read more »
October 09, 2023
South Africa: Child Support Grant Must Be Increased to Reduce Child Poverty, Review Finds
Government could face court action for failing in its constitutional duty Read more »
October 06, 2023
South Africa: 'I Feel Like Disabled People Are Not Seen or Heard'
People living with disabilities in Delft air their grievances on Thursday Read more »
September 28, 2023
South Africa: Nkosinathi Ntuli's Shack Has Been Demolished Four Times Since November
He keeps on rebuilding and the eThekwini municipality keeps returning Read more »
September 21, 2023
South Africa: A Deaf Woman Was Gang Raped. She Has Waited More Than Eight Months for a Court to Get a Sign Language Interpreter
The trial of four men accused of raping the 45-year-old woman has been postponed several times because of this Read more »
September 18, 2023
South Africa: Home Affairs Taken to Court Over Blocked IDs
Home Affairs in court over profound damage caused by its practice of "blocking" IDs Read more »
September 13, 2023
South Africa: Silicosis - 68-Year-Old Mineworker Gets Compensation Payout Months Before He Dies
Q(h)ubeka Trust winds up after paying out R420-million in compensation following court settlement with employers Read more »
September 07, 2023
South Africa: Half a Cabbage Is a Meal for Seven People As Hunger Grips the Eastern Cape
Gift of the Givers says it's inundated with calls for help Read more »
South Africa: Government Responds to Report On Solitary Confinement
Prisoners are held according to the law, writes the Department of Correctional Services spokesperson Read more »
September 04, 2023
South Africa: It Took Six Years for the Court to Convict a Man for Raping His Foster-Child
The serial rapist first appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrates' Court in 2017 but was only convicted in August Read more »
August 31, 2023
South Africa: Prisoners Were Tortured At Leeuwkop Prison, Court Finds
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is 100% liable to pay damages Read more »
August 29, 2023
South Africa: Potholes, Broken Drains and Crime - You've Got to Be Brave to Drive in Samora Machel
Sewage oozes onto the streets and there are holes in the main roads Read more »
August 04, 2023
South Africa: Lives of Poor and Working Class People Upended By Violent Taxi Strike
"Ordinary people like me are the ones suffering" says patient as clinic services impacted by taxi strike Read more »
July 27, 2023
South Africa: Ten Years After Groundup Revealed Her Plight, a Disabled Woman and Her Autistic Son Are Still Living in a Tiny Shack With No Electricity or Sanitation
Musa Pani is now 17 and nothing has changed for the better Read more »
July 24, 2023
South Africa: Supporters of Gay Rights and EFF Members Go Head to Head At UCT
Tensions ahead of lecture by controversial Kenyan professor Read more »
July 12, 2023
South Africa: Refugees Face 'No Hope' Service From Home Affairs
Dozens queue, but the reception office in Gqeberha only serves 15 asylum seekers a day Read more »