September 11
South Africa: Premier Loses Court Bid to End Mister Sweet Strike
Strike continues after Labour Court ruling Read more »
September 12
South Africa: Limpopo Teacher Scammed Out of Her Savings
Thebe Investment Corporation warns against fraudsters using its name Read more »
September 11
South Africa: Durban Police Brutality Case Postponed Yet Again
The trial of 17 police officers for the death of Regan Naidoo in 2018 has been postponed repeatedly for years now Read more »
South Africa: Former Lottery Boss Is Delaying Forfeiture of Assets Worth Millions of Rands
Pretoria High Court postpones application by the National Prosecuting Authority Read more »
South Africa: Prasa Appeals Against Court Instruction to Return Material Belonging to Land Occupiers
Last week, the Western Cape gave PRASA 24 hours to return the group's belongings or build them temporary housing Read more »
South Africa: Govt Stepped in At Eleventh Hour to Save Basketball Tournament
The tournament, which started later than scheduled, is underway in Pretoria and ends on Saturday Read more »
South Africa: Pensioners Have to Pay People to Fetch Drinking Water From Streams
Taps in this municipality have been dry for years Read more »
September 10
South Africa: Cars Destroyed By Fire in Free State Government Pound
Owners find their cars burned to cinders Read more »
South Africa: Health Department Misses Another Deadline to Provide Nurses With Uniforms
The department has committed to paying nurses a once-off allowance by the end of November Read more »
South Africa: City of Cape Town Pushes for Plan From Prasa to Manage Commuter Rail
Legal correspondence over finalisation of rail agreement exchanged Read more »
South Africa: Prasa Accused of Contempt of Court
The rail agency was ordered to restore shelter to people it evicted from Cape Town Foreshore in August Read more »
September 09
South Africa: Small West Coast Town Is the World Capital of This Delicacy
Known as the "bokkom capital" of the world, Velddrif is a small fishing town on the West Coast where a type of fish biltong called "bokkoms" (a salted and dried harder fish) is… Read more »
South Africa: Only Nine of 55 Villages Get Water From Controversial Multi-Billion Rand Project
Deputy President Paul Mashatile promises that by November a dozen more villages would get tap water via the Giyani Water Project Read more »
South Africa: At Least 116 Children Died From Malnutrition in the Eastern Cape in One Year
Conference on hunger hears there's more than enough food. Policy failures by both government and corporations are causing hunger. Read more »
South Africa: Woman in Wheelchair Narrowly Escapes Death in Dunoon Shack Fire
Nearly 50 people left homeless Read more »
South Africa: Province Tells City of Cape Town to Clean Up Dunoon
Warning on pollution and health hazards in informal settlement Read more »
South Africa: Villagers Use Contaminated River Water While R100-Million Sewage Project Delayed
Tsomo waste water treatment works were meant to be completed two years ago Read more »
South Africa: Premier Group Goes to Court to End Mister Sweet Strike
Strike at Germiston factory enters fourth week Read more »
September 06
South Africa: Mike Ngulube's Desperate Search for His Baby's Body
A year after the Marshalltown fire which killed Memory and her mother Joyce, the child's body has not been returned to her father Read more »
September 05
South Africa: Eskom Office Closure in Mpumalanga Leaves Customers Frustrated
Residents still turning up to report electricity supply problems months after Kwagga Mall customer hub closed Read more »
South Africa: UIF Online Services Frozen in Court Battle
Interim interdict stopped the UIF's new service provider from rendering IT services Read more »
South Africa: Half a Billion in Unspent Funds Returned to Treasury By Gauteng Department
Auditor-General flags irregular expenditure and insufficient controls in 2023/24 report Read more »
South Africa: Women in Limpopo Village Had to Dig Their Own Water Well
Vhembe District Municipality says repairs to faulty boreholes across Elim will be done by end September Read more »
South Africa: Durban Flood Victims Told to Vacate Emergency Housing
eThekwini Municipality says its planning to rehouse the affected families but can't assist those who had previously benefitted from RDP projects Read more »
September 04
South Africa: The Three Businessmen and the Gauteng Social Development Department's Millions
The department says the Hawks are investigating the sustainable livelihoods programme but will not provide details Read more »