August 06
South Africa: The Daily Battle for Water in Tshwane
"I feel very sorry for our old people and I wish the municipality could fix our taps" Read more »
South Africa: Covid PPE Supplier Must Face the Music, Court Rules
Pro Secure fails in bid to stop Special Investigating Unit going after it to recover millions of rands Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Set to Revive Special Tribunal
President receives list of proposed judges after effective collapse of Special Tribunal Read more »
August 05
South Africa: Cape Town Lawyer Accused of Race Attack Must Answer to Charges, Says Magistrate
Gary Trappler fails in bid to have malicious damage to property case struck off the roll Read more »
South Africa: Lottery Corruption - Alfred Nevhutanda Goes to Court
Former Lotteries boss wants to stop probe launched by President Ramaphosa Read more »
South Africa: Paris Olympics - Lottery Steps in At 11th Hour to Help Fund Team SA
Stringent conditions means money can only be spent on athletes, not officials Read more »
South Africa: SA Deaf Rugby Hosts Its First International Tournament
The deaf rugby series continues this week at St Stithians College in Randburg, Joburg Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town's Beloved Zip Zap Circus Is Moving
New premises will be the old Dome "on steroids" Read more »
South Africa: Power Restored to Diepsloot Welfare Organisations At Last
Lawyers against Abuse director says they are now able to provide counselling sessions without the constant noise of the generator Read more »
August 02
South Africa: Marine Protected Areas - Protection From Whom?
Subsistence fishers battle for permission to fish while illegal fishing boats plunder our oceans Read more »
Zimbabwe: Anger At Huge Jump in Zimbabwean Passport Price
Petition gathers over 1,100 signatures Read more »
August 01
South Africa: Hundreds March in Khayelitsha to Demand That Eskom Re-Open Its Service Centre
Protesters say they were not consulted Read more »
South Africa: Joburg Community Plays Cat-and-Mouse With City Power Over Illegal Connections
City Power technicians removed over 18,000 kilogrammes of illegal wiring on Wednesday. But minutes after they left, people were seen making new electricity connections Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Parents Desperate to Find Special Needs Schools for Their Children
Some children are on a waiting list for years Read more »
South Africa: Big Old Fat Fecund Females - Celebrating Marine Protected Areas Day
In spite of illegal fishing, our MPAs do work Read more »
South Africa: How We Know a New Medicine Is So Effective At Preventing HIV Transmission
There was not a single HIV transmission in a clinical trial in which women volunteers used the twice-yearly injectable drug lenacapavir Read more »
South Africa: SIU Starts Its Probe Into Street Lights Tender in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
Some streets in the metro have been dark for years Read more »
July 31
South Africa: Date Set for Thabo Bester Trial
Court proceedings so far this year have dealt with ironing out pre-trial matters Read more »
South Africa: Joburg Fire Survivor Pleads for Help to Recover His Baby's Body
Marshalltown Fire Justice Campaign calls for City to compensate victims and release remaining bodies at the morgue Read more »
South Africa: We Asked Cape Town's Transport Boss About the Future of Passenger Rail in the City
"Our objective is simple: to get passenger rail back up and running in the quickest possible way" says Roberto Quintas Read more »
July 30
South Africa: Nurses Stop Work After Finding Human Waste At Clinic Door
Mabandla Clinic in Kariega still has no fence or wall Read more »
July 31
South Africa: Suspended Gauteng Department of Social Development Officials Return to Work
With no disciplinary hearing held, ten of the 13 officials have had their suspensions lifted Read more »
July 30
South Africa: Sassa's Fraud Management System Is Fraught With Danger
It is irrational to expect people who can't afford food to have a smartphone and internet access Read more »
South Africa: Farming Co-Op Appeals Against Fine Imposed for Illegal Dam
Ja well, no fine ... R625,000 is too much to pay says Piekenierskloof Vrugte Read more »
South Africa: Beneficiaries Are Still Battling With Sassa's New Biometric System
Pilot programme rolled out to help recipients of the Social Relief of Distress grant to verify their identity Read more »