April 27, 2023
South Africa: Freedom Day in Philippi - Gunshots, Robberies and Piles of Rubbish
Crime has free rein in one of Cape Town's poorest suburbs Read more »
April 25, 2023
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Many Unanswered Questions About the Death of Katlego Bereng
"We need to know how our son ended up dead and burnt in jail" says Bereng's grandmother Read more »
South Africa: Drakenstein Municipality Heads to Supreme Court of Appeal Over Emergency Housing
The municipality says its housing policy for poor rural and farm dwellers "is more generous than other municipalities in the Western Cape" Read more »
South Africa: Court to Hear Arguments On Prisoners' Computer Rights
Documents were filed before the Thabo Bester revelations Read more »
April 21, 2023
South Africa: Public Display of Old South African Flag Is Hate Speech, Rules Supreme Court
Ruling on the display of the flag in private homes to be determined at another hearing, if brought before a court Read more »
April 20, 2023
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - G4S Guard in Court
Motanyane John Masukela will be able to apply for bail on 3 and 4 May Read more »
April 19, 2023
South Africa: Last-Minute Delay to Court Hearing On Eviction of Homeless People On Cape Town's Streets
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, representing about 120 homeless people, wants the City to provide "proper alternative accommodation" Read more »
South Africa: Families Camped Outside UNHCR Offices in Pretoria Face Eviction
Deadlock with police as refugees refuse to leave Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Popcru Urges Government to Do Away With Private Prisons
Bester saga is an embarrassment, says union president after visit to Mangaung Correctional Centre Read more »
April 18, 2023
South Africa: Khoisan Occupation in Grabouw Is No Longer Our Problem, Says Forestry Department
The settlement called Knoflokskraal is to be managed by departments of Public Works and COGTA Read more »
South Africa: Twitter Threats to Litigants in Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Court Case
Global South Against Xenophobia urges police to act Read more »
South Africa: Activists Take Parliament to Court Over Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
#UniteBehind says Ethics Committee has failed to act Read more »
April 17, 2023
South Africa: Activist Loyiso Nkohla Shot Dead During Political Meeting
Former ANC councillor killed during a meeting over the future of the families living along the railway line in Cape Town Read more »
South Africa: Nandipha Madugumana, Accomplices to Stay in Prison for Now; Her Dad Has Been Granted Bail
R10,000 bail for Zolile Sekeleni Read more »
April 14, 2023
South Africa: Recaptured Thabo Bester Returns to the Courtroom
Bester charged with escaping from Mangaung prison Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Ministers and Officials Scramble to Answer MPs' Questions
"I did everything I was supposed to do" says Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola Read more »
April 13, 2023
South Africa: Nandipha Magudumana Appears in Court for First Time
Bail application postponed until 17 April after Thabo Bester's lover and alleged accomplice returned to South Africa Read more »
April 17, 2023
South Africa: Where Were They? State Failure and Thabo Bester
Thabo Bester has been arrested, nearly a year after escaping prison. Should the state be praised for prompt action? Read more »
April 14, 2023
South Africa: Why We Investigated the Thabo Bester Story
This was a a story that was both immensely interesting and of immense public interest Read more »
April 13, 2023
South Africa: Witness in Case of Officer Accused of Murder of Homeless Man Fails to Come to Court
Dumisani Joxo died in January 2022 after he was shot during an altercation in Rondebosch Read more »
South Africa: Social Justice Coalition Fraud Case Postponed Again
Accused Xolani Klaas to appear in court next month Read more »
April 16, 2023
South Africa: Thabo Bester Saga - Police Fail to Collect Evidence of Magudumana's Bloem Trips
Nandipha Magudumana used Bester's alias to stay in luxury accommodation in Bloemfontein and Ballito in the weeks before he escaped Read more »
April 14, 2023
South Africa: Judgment Reserved in Case to Decide Future of Zimbabweans in South Africa
State asks for ZEPHA's case to be dismissed with costs Read more »
April 13, 2023
South Africa: Zimbabwean Exemption Permit - Minister Acted Outside His Powers, Court Told
"We are sleepwalking into a catastrophe", says lawyer for Zimbabwe Immigrants Forum Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana Back in South Africa - and Behind Bars
Magudumana charged with murder and violation of bodies Read more »