April 04
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Public Transport
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
South Africa: No Showers, No Food, No Electricity - the Forgotten Men of Molyneaux Municipal Shelter in Durban
More than 200 people still live in tented shelter set up during Covid lockdown Read more »
South Africa: Zimbabweans Complain of Home Affairs Incompetence
Numerous waiver letters contain incorrect information Read more »
April 03
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Immigration
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
April 02
South Africa: Iftaar Under the Washing Lines
About 100 people break their fast together in Heideveld flats Read more »
South Africa: Langaville Families Lose Flushing Loos Case
Residents of the informal settlement went to court because they have had "temporary" chemical toilets for over 12 years Read more »
South Africa: Broken Streetlights Have Led to a Spike in Crime in This Cape Town Suburb
But the City says repairs are difficult because of safety risks in Tafelsig Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Social Grants
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
South Africa: Tourists Return to KZN South Coast, but Water Problems Persist
After a decade of water cuts, wealthier areas have insulated themselves, but poorer areas remain at the mercy of a failing system. 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 »
South Africa: Police Van Knocks Over Woman, Breaks Her Pelvis, Shoots Rubber Bullets At Crowd and Drives Off
Nolwazi Tokhwe from Capricorn is being treated in hospital. She also has a fractured spine and injured right arm. Read more »
South Africa: Court Tells Lottery Legal Manager to Pay Punitive Costs
"It is impossible to avoid the inference that this application is a tactic to delay, rather than finalise the disciplinary proceedings in good time," said acting Judge Johan… Read more »
South Africa: New CEO Promises Brighter Future for State's Media Development Agency
But the MDDA's last clean audit was in 2020/21 and the board chair, flagged by the Nugent Commission, is still in office Read more »
March 27
South Africa: Hundreds of Security Guards Sent Home Without Wages After Eastern Cape Health Department Fails to Pay Contractors
Department promises to make payments from April, the start of the new financial year Read more »
South Africa: Homeowners Protest After City Power Tackles Illegal Connections
700 houses targeted in sting operation Read more »
March 26
South Africa: Protesters Block Busy Vereniging Road to Complain About Stalled Housing Project
Kanana Park residents from Thulamntwana township brought traffic to a standstill on Monday Read more »
March 25
South Africa: Elections 2024 - How People With Disabilities Can Vote
There are various ways but remember to apply in time for a special vote if you need one Read more »
South Africa: Beating a Thousand Drums for Palestine
This year's Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival focused on the war in Gaza Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town School in the Dark Because It Owes Thousands to Eskom
A teacher at Vergenoegd Primary in Delft, Cape Town, says they discovered that the bursar office missed payments from August 2023 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 21
South Africa: Cape Town 'Pilgrims' Walk the Length of the Gaza Strip to Raise Awareness
March comes as US admits Palestinians are facing "acute food insecurity" Read more »
South Africa: Durban Residents Protest for Water On Human Rights Day
"How can we celebrate human rights without water?" asks protester Read more »
South Africa: Railway Line Occupiers Complain to Parliamentarians About Lack of Water
SCOPA hears of the substantial obstacles blocking the reopening of Cape Town's Central Line Read more »
South Africa: Water - Government Is Failing to Realise This Human Right
Human Rights Day is a reminder that the Constitution's Bill of Rights guarantees everyone's right to access clean water Read more »