September 23, 2022
South Africa: Wits to Name Landmark After a Mining Company. Students Are Demanding That It Rather Be Named After Marikana
Protesters say Sibanye-Stillwater is responsible for the "exploitation and destruction of communities and the murder of mine workers" Read more »
September 22, 2022
South Africa: No Explanation for Why a Judge Has Taken 19 Months to Rule in Vital Court Matter
Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi of the Gauteng High Court reserved judgment in February 2021 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 »
South Africa: Zimbabweans Trying to Leave SA Not Being Turned Back - Home Affairs Explains
The department says people without valid documents are being referred to documentation counters but choose not to go 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: Delivery Truck Torched By Protesters Furious With Municipality
Westville shack dwellers blame Nelson Mandela Bay municipality for housing delays Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Camp Outside Soweto Police Station After a Surge in Gun Deaths
Eldorado Park residents demand better policing Read more »
South Africa: Auditor-General Issues Damning Report On Lottery Finances
R23-million in irregular expenditure; R36-million in accounting errors Read more »
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 »
South Africa: Evicted 'Park Dwellers' Seek Damages From City of Johannesburg
"I was treated as a nuisance and not a human being" 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 15, 2022
South Africa: Zimbabweans Trying to Leave South Africa Turned Back at Beitbridge Border
Home Affairs fails to explain Read more »
South Africa: New Copyright Bill Will Take South Africa Into the 21st Century At Last
The bill will give South Africans artists and creators benefits and rights already enjoyed in many countries Read more »
September 14, 2022
South Africa: Restoring Dignity to Our Courts - the Duties of Legal Practitioners
Insulting, inappropriate, vulgar, and disparaging language have no place in litigation Read more »
September 13, 2022
South Africa: Police Accused of Extorting Money From Immigrants During Raids in Johannesburg
SAPS says anyone who is asked for a bribe must come forward Read more »
South Africa: Housing - Let's Scrap the Mythical 'Housing Lists'
We need a different approach to land rights Read more »
South Africa: Court Orders Eastern Cape Health MEC to Reinstate Whistleblower
A woman has been compensated for the "punishment" she received for reporting attempted nepotism in the department Read more »
September 06, 2022
South Africa: New Fishing Quotas to Be Allocated
But only original applicants may apply for rights Read more »
September 05, 2022
South Africa: River Club Construction Carries On Amidst Court Delays
Observatory Civic Association says development is violating a court interdict Read more »
September 01, 2022
South Africa: Seismic Judgment - Court Overturns Exploration Rights Granted to Shell
The court has put a stop to the seismic survey along the Wild Coast Read more »
South Africa: National Lotteries Commission Ignored Warnings About Corruption
For years, the Lottery avoided, dismissed or suppressed recommendations by at least three reports urging it to take action Read more »
August 30, 2022
South Africa: Turn Sea Point Plot Into Social Housing, Say Activists
Two years after the Tafelberg sale was overturned, progress has stalled. Now the provincial government says it may want to use the land "in the public interest". Read more »
August 29, 2022
South Africa: Mom Wins Court Battle Against Medical Scheme
Medihelp refused to cover cost of treating three-year-old's rare medical condition Read more »