April 19
South Africa: Power Outage Sparks Days of Protest in Joburg
Protests started on Tuesday, culminating with major roads to Orlando East, Pennyville, and Noordgesig being blocked on Thursday Read more »
April 16
South Africa: Tshwane Shack Dwellers Say Extortion Gangs Make Them Pay for Water
Municipality says it's unaware of this Read more »
South Africa: Extortion Rackets Disrupt Work in Cape Town's Townships
We no longer go to some townships without an escort, says waste collection worker Read more »
April 12
South Africa: Alexkor Vs Creecy in Environment Court Battle
The state mining company is challenging an environmental compliance notice Read more »
South Africa: Traders Accuse Border Officers of Beating Them and Burning Their Stalls
Lawyers for Human Rights accuse authorities of violating human rights Read more »
April 11
South Africa: 'Anti-Vax' Doctor's Disciplinary Inquiry Gets Underway
Shankara Chetty is accused of failing to act in the best interests of patients Read more »
South Africa: 131 Schools in Nelson Mandela Bay Robbed, Mostly At Gunpoint, in Five Months
Many teachers are afraid to report for duty Read more »
April 09
South Africa: Constitutional Court - Where Are the Judgments?
The Court has not delivered a single judgment this year Read more »
April 08
South Africa: Sexual Harassment in the Courts Is an Open Secret
But the Chief Justice has still not taken steps to deal with it Read more »
April 04
South Africa: Criminal Complaint Lodged Against Benjamin Rattle, a South African Serving in the Israeli Military
Rattle's social media posts appear to show him standing in front of destroyed buildings and rubble in Gaza Read more »
March 28
South Africa: Damning Report On 'State of Disrepair' of Many Police Stations
The committee recommended that SAPS finds a way to be less dependent on Public Works Read more »
South Africa: Legal Setback for Prasa Whistleblower
Fired head of legal Martha Ngoye's reinstatement overturned on appeal Read more »
March 22
South Africa: Small-Scale Fishers Threaten to Take Government to Court
Unhappiness over fisheries department's boat allocations Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Magistrate Appalled By More Delays in Durban Police Brutality Case
Despite assurances, the state and the defence are still not ready for the Regan Naidoo death-in-custody trial Read more »
South Africa: Arrested Cathcart Leader's Court Appearance Moved 120km Away Out of Fear of Protests
Mziwebongo Burwana was arrested during violent protests sparked by rumours that the Cathcart Hospital will be downgraded Read more »
March 19
South Africa: Vehicles Set Alight As Protesters Demand Sanitation and Water
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayco member promises action on stalled project Read more »
South Africa: Judge Hospitalised After Tribunal Hearing Against Him
Judicial Service Commission tribunal is hearing allegations of misconduct and incompetence against high court judge Tshifhiwa Maumela Read more »
South Africa: Judge Takes Hard Line Against Stalingrad Tactics
Attorneys in Lottery case will have to explain why they should not pay costs personally on a punitive scale Read more »
March 18
South Africa: Judge's Conduct Embarrassed Me, Judge President Tells Tribunal
The "gross incompetence" of Pretoria High Court Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela embarrassed Judge President Dunstan Mlambo because it led to a general distrust of the justice system,… Read more »
South Africa: The Looters Living It Up From Prasa Millions
Makhensa Mabunda and Auswell Mashaba were at the heart of the corrupt deals Read more »
March 11
Southern Africa: Why a Farmer Is Riding From Zimbabwe to Windhoek On a Horse
Ben Freeth will petition for the reinstatement of the SADC Tribunal Read more »
March 07
South Africa: Police Minister Says He's Been Working From Home for Four Years Because of 'Terrible' State of SAPS Building
"We paid more money trying to fix that thing than we paid for buying it," Bheki Cele tells Parliament Read more »
March 06
South Africa: Home Affairs Minister Takes Zimbabwean Permit Battle to the Constitutional Court
The High Court ruled against the minister and he failed in his appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal Read more »
March 05
South Africa: Public Works to Investigate Mismanagement of Police Headquarters
"It's unfortunate such a beautiful asset has been left in that kind of state" says head of property management Read more »
March 01
South Africa: Auditor General Gives Damning Report On Police Headquarters
This was just hours after workers at the Telkom Towers office were evacuated after it was declared unfit for human use Read more »