October 04, 2022
South Africa: Kariega Families Refuse to Move From Municipal Land
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has warned them that it will demolish their structures soon Read more »
South Africa: Changing the Way a Town Views Its Car Guards
The Abakhuseli Skills for Life project currently works with about 40 car guards across Makhanda Read more »
September 28, 2022
South Africa: Govt Has Snubbed Us Here in Gomora, Says 72-Year-Old Samson Maleka
No toilets, no water, no electricity in Tshwane settlement after 18 years Read more »
September 29, 2022
South Africa: Social Grants - Labour Federations Reject Government Proposals
Fears that many will be excluded when Social Relief of Distress grant is replaced Read more »
September 27, 2022
South Africa: When Can Someone Be Removed From Public Land Without a Court Order?
We explain what the courts have ruled Read more »
September 26, 2022
South Africa: Parents, Families and Friends of South African Queers Join Soweto Pride
Celebration kicks of with protest over hate crime against LGBTQIA+ community Read more »
South Africa: Couple Challenges Law On Maternity Leave
Both parents should be entitled to the same leave when a baby is born, argues Polokwane couple Read more »
September 22, 2022
South Africa: Emalahleni Is Failing to Provide Clean Drinking Water to 500,000 People
People have to use their social grants to buy electricity to boil dirty water Read more »
September 21, 2022
South Africa: We Want More Toilets and Better Access to Water, Say Centurion Shack Dwellers
But City of Tshwane says it has already provided what it can with its budget Read more »
September 19, 2022
South Africa: Government Needs to Speed Up Cannabis Law Reform, Say Protesters
"We've been given the constitutional right to grow and consume it, but we haven't been given the right to trade with it," says Linda Siboto Read more »
September 16, 2022
South Africa: Traditional Court Condemns 19-Year-Old to Grisly Death
Accused of stock theft in 2020, Abulele Kwindana was killed. More than two years later, no-one has been charged with his murder. Read more »
September 15, 2022
South Africa: Immigrants' Homes Torched in Plettenberg Bay Township
Landlords and community members protest against xenophobic attacks Read more »
September 14, 2022
South Africa: A Small Patch of Carpet Is All That's Left of His Home
Dean Phiri was one of those who lost their shacks in Randburg demolition Read more »
September 13, 2022
South Africa: Minister Creecy Washes Hands of Grabouw Occupation
The Knoflokskraal community still face eviction from the 1,800ha land earmarked for forestation Read more »
South Africa: Immigrants Forced Out of Their Homes in Plettenberg Bay
They say the police have failed to protect their rights Read more »
September 12, 2022
South Africa: Desperate for Housing, They Occupied Mining Land. Now They're Worried Their Homes Will Collapse
As more people move to George, the city has an acute housing shortage Read more »
South Africa: It's Time to Flip the Housing Delivery Model On Its Head
The future of affordable housing is about the enabling state Read more »
August 22, 2022
South Africa: Diepsloot Community Desperate for Electricity to Reduce Crime
About 600 shacks in Extension 1 have been without electricity for years Read more »
August 21, 2022
South Africa: Cato Manor Leader Gunned Down
Members of housing movement Abahlali believe Lindokuhle Mnguni was murdered because of his political activism Read more »
August 18, 2022
South Africa: Families Forcibly Removed From Maitland 80 Years Ago Still Can't Use Their Land
Ndabeni Communal Property Trust concluded a settlement agreement for the 54.8-hectares Read more »
August 16, 2022
South Africa: Mining Affected Communities Protest Outside Parliament
Activists demand mines develop and help the communities that host them Read more »
South Africa: Disorganised Sassa Leaves Disabled Grant Recipients Standing in the Rain
Khayelitsha chaos continues, but there is hope: from 1 September SASSA services will also be offered at the City of Cape Town's Kuyasa office. Read more »
August 15, 2022
South Africa: School With Long History Is in Appalling Condition, and the Education Department Has Nothing to Say About It
Some classrooms at Bantuvukani Primary School in Lamontville have broken windows and ceilings. Others do not have doors. Read more »
South Africa: Small Scale Fishers Call for Halt to Gas and Oil Exploration #AfricaClimateCrisis
"When foreign companies drill oil in our oceans, fish die" Read more »
August 05, 2022
South Africa: IPID Probes Ekurhuleni Cops After Four People Died During Protests
Mayor promises Tembisa residents free basic electricity, debt relief to qualifying households and bins Read more »