March 28, 2023
South Africa: Community Protest At Court to Demand Release of Local 'Crime Fighters'
At least 16 people linked to a crime-fighting group face charges of assaulting suspected criminals in Butterworth Read more »
March 27, 2023
South Africa: Family and Friends of Murdered Phelokazi Mqathanya Unveil Mural in Khayelitsha
"We cannot continue to be killed by faceless people" says Free Gender leader Read more »
South Africa: Langa Land Claimants Accuse Government of Divide and Rule
But deputy minister says delays in handing over the land are the result of disagreements between claimants Read more »
March 24, 2023
South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal School Closed After Teachers Threatened
School in Nquthu to re-open on Monday with new security measures Read more »
March 22, 2023
South Africa: Refugee Organisations in South Africa Encouraged to Speak With One Voice
South Africa Refugee-Led Network celebrated Human Rights Day on Tuesday Read more »
March 23, 2023
South Africa: Zuma's Attack On the Media Won't Work
We stand with Karyn Maughan Read more »
March 31, 2023
South Africa: Swartland Law Enforcement Demolish Shacks On Land Earmarked for Housing Development
About 250 people attempted to occupy land reserved for the De Hoop housing development in Malmesbury Read more »
South Africa: Financial Services Company Ordered to Pay Client More Than R800,000 Lost in Cybercrime Fraud
Judge found that PSG Wealth Financial Planning had not complied with its own policy to protect clients against cybercrime Read more »
March 30, 2023
South Africa: Company G4S Booted From Control of Mangaung Prison After Thabo Bester Escape
Prison department says that the director of Mangaung prison has lost control of the facility Read more »
March 29, 2023
South Africa: Zimbabweans Returning From SA Are Battling in Spite of Government Promises
Families struggle to pay school fees Read more »
South Africa: Two Decades Later Khayelitsha Community Is Finally Getting a Police Station - but It's Only Temporary
This comes nearly nine years after the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into policing recommended that a new station be built in Makhaza Read more »
South Africa: Escaped 'Facebook Rapist' and Celebrity Doctor Ran a Scam Construction Company, Clients Say
Bester used an ID and driver's licence in the name of "TK Nkwana" after escaping from prison Read more »
South Africa: Terry Pheto's House Paid for With Lottery Money Finally Sold
A R3.9-million bid was accepted Read more »
March 24, 2023
South Africa: Thabo Bester Ran a Glamorous Media Company From Prison
Joburg high society attended the luxurious launch of Bester's company Read more »
March 23, 2023
South Africa: Workers Demand Harsher Penalties for Farms Violating Labour Laws
New study finds poor working conditions even on some Fairtrade-certified farms Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Saga - Nandipha Magudumana Abandons Her Rented Mansion
Landlord tried to stop associates of Magudumana from removing some of the household contents Read more »
South Africa: Key Legal Files Involving Lottery's Multimillion-Rand Litigation Have Vanished
Minister suspects collaboration between former National Lotteries Commission and lawyers Read more »
March 22, 2023
South Africa: Bail Conditions That Restrict the Right to Protest Are Unjust
Nine activists were left in limbo for three years because of their bail conditions, says the writer Read more »
March 20, 2023
South Africa: Old Apartheid Police Station is a Place of Hope in Sharpeville
On 21 March 1960, apartheid police opened fire on people protesting against the pass laws in Sharpeville, south of Gauteng. Today, the old Sharpeville police station is a place of… Read more »
March 18, 2023
South Africa: Thabo Bester Saga - Prison Department Denies It Has Autopsy Report. Here It Is!
The autopsy was completed a day after the fire and found that the man was dead before his body was burnt Read more »
March 17, 2023
South Africa: More Evidence Links Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana
"If these reports are found to be true, this would prove to be the most sensational escape in the history of our nation" says ministerial spokesperson Read more »
March 16, 2023
South Africa: Man Resembling Thabo Bester Spotted in Sandton, Nearly Two Months After His Supposed Death in Prison Fire
Woman in photo could be celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana Read more »
South Africa: After Decades Living in Council Flats, Tenants Want Title Deeds
Elderly residents of Nigel's Alra Park say they were on the housing list but were allocated rental flats. Now they want ownership Read more »
March 15, 2023
South Africa: Did the Facebook Rapist Die in His Cell? or Did He Escape From Prison?
Extraordinary evidence raises doubts about the claim that Thabo Bester died in a fire at Mangaung prison in May 2022 Read more »
South Africa: Social Justice Coalition Battling to Stay Afloat
No money for staff as funders suspend payments during investigation into fraud by former manager Xolani Klaas Read more »