June 29, 2022
South Africa: Endless Court Postponements Deny Justice to Poor People
Trial of protesters arrested in Lenasia drags on for six years and counting Read more »
South Africa: Marriages Under Islamic Law Given Legal Status
Women who divorced under Sharia were often left destitute and powerless to enforce maintenance and protect the rights of their children Read more »
June 28, 2022
South Africa: Hundreds March Through City Centre to Kick Off Durban Pride
Organisers call for better support and protection for victims of hate crimes, especially in townships Read more »
South Africa: Over 500 Eastern Cape Health Workers Down Tools
Nurses want rural allowance. Patients at six hospitals and clinics in the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality wait for hours. Read more »
South Africa: Exploitation of Refugee Security Guards Is Rife, Says Legal Organisation
Security companies often ignore Labour Court orders Read more »
South Africa: Dismissed, Determined Doper Loses Court Bid to Be Reinstated
Being fired for using cannabis is not unfair discrimination, court rules Read more »
June 27, 2022
South Africa: Special Investigating Unit Freezes Mansion of Former Lottery Chair
Under Alfred Nevhutanda's tenure as chairperson of the Lottery board there was grand-scale corruption Read more »
South Africa: Man Accused of Sexual Predation Loses Defamation Case
Court found that report to police accusing the man was not done in bad faith Read more »
South Africa: Broken Toilets Are a Big Problem Across Cape Town's Townships
In a Khayelitsha neighbourhood, it's so bad that instead of using the City-supplied toilets, people are defecating in buckets and throwing the waste in a field Read more »
June 24, 2022
South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Have to Buy Water With Their Social Grants
Two years ago the water situation in Mtititi was dire. Now it's even worse Read more »
South Africa: Wealthy Durban Businessman Fails to Keep R5.5-Million Out of Reach of His Estranged Wife
Court rules against man who transferred money to a British Virgin Islands trust during the divorce trial Read more »
South Africa: Fort Beaufort Provincial Hospital Is a Health Hazard
Eastern Cape Department of Labour issues an Occupational Health and Safety probation notice Read more »
South Africa: Taxi Drivers Refuse to Go to Dangerous Cape Town Township
"Community members and safety forums in Philippi must stand up and demand more police visibility" says taxi association Read more »
June 23, 2022
South Africa: Activists Takes Government to Court Over 'Unfair' R350 Grant Application Rules
They say at least 10 million applicants are still waiting for their R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant payments since April Read more »
South Africa: Marikana Families Remain in the Dark Five Years After Landmark Ruling
City of Cape Town says its still in the process of buying the parcels of land where about 40,000 people live in Philippi East Read more »
South Africa: As Deadline Approaches Zimbabweans Face a Stark Choice - Start From Zero in a Broken Country or Live Undocumented
From 1 January 2023, hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans and their children will no longer be able to live, work and go to school legally in the republic Read more »
June 21, 2022
South Africa: Half of South Africa's Sewage Treatment Works Are Failing
Green Drop report reveals scale of pollution but also clouds the picture Read more »
South Africa: No Ambulances for Two Months in Eastern Cape Districts
Vehicles in any case not adequately equipped says civic organisation Read more »
South Africa: Police Clash With Occupiers of Cape Town Nature Reserve
Residents of Covid informal settlement want CapeNature to help them find new land, but CapeNature says it is not their responsibility Read more »
June 20, 2022
South Africa: Public Protector Overstepped in Pension Complaint, Argues Treasury
Anti-apartheid activist Rose Sonto had his pension revoked. Treasury says it's not its responsibility to review a decision of the Special Pensions Appeal Board Read more »
South Africa: Why Pensioners Have Been Sleeping Outside the Constitutional Court
"Government should heal our wounds and give us compensation" says apartheid victim Read more »
South Africa: Home Affairs Taken to Court Over 'Ill-Considered' Zimbabwe Permit Decision
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa may find themselves undocumented on 1 January 2023. The Helen Suzman Foundation is trying to stop this. Read more »
June 17, 2022
South Africa: Officer Accused of Murdering a Homeless Man Is Still Employed By City of Cape Town
Friends of Dumisani Joxo say there is still no justice six months after he was shot dead Read more »
South Africa: 'Our Children Can't Play Outside Any More' Say Hillview Residents
DA ward councillor claims 176 people have been killed in the past three years in the area Read more »
South Africa: High Court Wrong About Law On Foetuses Under 26 Weeks, Concourt Rules
The court refused to confirm a Pretoria High Court ruling that sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act are unconstitutional Read more »