October 07
South Africa: Phola Residents Say Mining Has Brought Misery Not Benefits
Community members protested at coal mining offices of Seriti over damage to homes from blasting Read more »
October 05
South Africa: Thousands in Cape Town and Johannesburg Protest Against Israel's Year of Massacres
Calls for Israel to be isolated, as South Africa was during apartheid Read more »
October 04
South Africa: Minister Responds to Attack On the Lottery
And NLC Board Chairperson Barney Pityana explains why the Lottery returned R300-million to Treasury Read more »
South Africa: Durban Residents Without Water for Eight Years Picket At City Hall
Standpipes in ward 105 have been dry since 2016 Read more »
South Africa: After Six Weeks UIF Online System Still Down
COSATU has called on the labour minister to intervene Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Drug Users Stranded After Gauteng Government Closes Rehabs
Life Nkanyisa's drug rehabs, formerly known as Life Esidimeni, had capacity for 750 people Read more »
South Africa: Rooigevaar in Saldanha - Residents Say Red Dust From Transnet's Ore Terminal Is Staining Their Homes and Even Their Dogs
But Transnet says the dust falls below legal limits Read more »
October 03
South Africa: Citrusdal Farmers Devastated By Two Years of Floods
But they are determined to start over and revive their vegetable gardens yet again Read more »
South Africa: The Public Swimming Pool in This Eastern Cape Town Has Been Empty for Four Years
Ngcobo residents fear the pool will be vandalised and never reopen Read more »
October 02
South Africa: Germiston Informal Settlement Neglected Since Dawn of Democracy
"We have rats that are as big as cats here" Read more »
October 03
South Africa: Three of Four Shosholoza Meyl Train Routes Halted Indefinitely
#UniteBehind believes problems with long distance locomotives is due to corruption at PRASA over the years. Read more »
South Africa: The Fate of the Gnu Will Depend On What It Does to Fix Collapsing Municipalities
The Government of National Unity offers an opportunity to take practical steps Read more »
October 02
South Africa: Housing Activists Welcome City's Intention to Develop Mowbray Golf Course
For years Reclaim the City and Ndifuna Ukwazi have been calling for leased golf courses to rather be used for social housing Read more »
South Africa: More Than 17 Million People Applied for the R370 Grant in September
Most applicants have never had a job Read more »
South Africa: After 22 Years, Almost Half of Labour Tenant Land Claims Are Unresolved
Law guarantees land ownership to labour tenants who were given access to land in exchange for labour during apartheid Read more »
October 01
South Africa: Protesters Block West Rand Roads, Demanding Schools, Clinic and a Police Station
Residents of Fleurhof housing development say they are being ignored Read more »
South Africa: The Men Behind the Attack On the Lottery
Three MPs and a former beneficiary spearhead criticism of the new board and management Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Museum Offers a Window Into Life As a Migrant Worker Under Apartheid
The Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum has the last preserved migrant labour hostel Read more »
South Africa: Access to Information - Public Institutions Are Flouting the Law
Only 20% of municipalities met their obligations to report to the Information Regulator Read more »
South Africa: Learners in This Rural School Have One Teacher and No Toilets
Learners at Gcina Senior Primary in KwaGcina, Cofimvaba relieve themselves on an open field during the school day Read more »
September 30
South Africa: Public Protector Blames Correctional Services for Thabo Bester Escape
Two officials have faced disciplinary processes and received final written warnings Read more »
September 26
South Africa: Progress At Last On Woodstock Hospital Occupation?
After seven years the City of Cape Town and the occupiers appear to be finding common ground but difficulties lie ahead Read more »
October 01
South Africa: New Plan for Inner-City Housing in Cape Town
City centre should accommodate up to 50,000 people by 2024 Read more »
September 30
South Africa: Joburg March to Raise Awareness About Access to Free, Safe Abortions
Saturday was International Safe Abortions Day Read more »
South Africa: All Night Protest At Western Cape Premier's Residence
Housing activists are demanding that Alan Winde engage with them Read more »