July 19
South Africa: Mpumalanga Traditional Leader Sold Plots On Land He Didn't Own
Court orders eviction at the request of Thembisile Hani Local Municipality Read more »
South Africa: Joburg Families Plead With City Officials to End Power Cuts
City of Johannesburg losing between R5-million and R10-million monthly due to illegal connections, says City Power Read more »
July 18
South Africa: Umgeni - a River of Sewage Flowing Through Durban
The municipal sewage works is one of the main pollution sources Read more »
South Africa: Asylum Seekers Fear Arrest but Can't Access Documents
Lawyers for Human Rights takes this issue to the Constitutional Court next month. Read more »
South Africa: Vandals and Gangs Have Ruined Cape Town Sports Field
The City says it spent more than R2.5-million on repairs and maintenance for Avonwood Sports Ground in the 2023/24 financial year Read more »
July 17
South Africa: Lottery Grant Backlog Builds Up Because Minister Has Not Filled Vacancies
3,400 application backlog because of lack of manpower, says NLC Read more »
South Africa: Fhatuwani Sibanda Lost His Job Because Home Affairs Said He Was a Foreigner. But He's South African
Home Affairs has failed to comply with two court rulings Read more »
South Africa: Possible Site for Muizenberg Homeless Shelter Sparks Alarm
But City of Cape Town says no decision has been taken yet Read more »
July 16
South Africa: Batten Down the Hatches - Cape Town Families Shovel Sand to Fend Off Further Flooding
We don't know how we are going to get through this disaster, says Siqalo resident Read more »
South Africa: Court Finds Netcare Failed to Protect Employee Against an Abusive Surgeon
Operating theatre manager wins her case Read more »
South Africa: Angry Doctors Write to Minister About Unpaid Road Accident Fund Bills
"We implore you to intervene," medical experts say to Barbara Creecy Read more »
South Africa: Scientists Told Us Our Winters Would Get Drier. So What Happened Last Week?
Climate change means extreme events are likely to happen more often Read more »
July 15
South Africa: Ronald Lamola Let Anti-Corruption Body Collapse
Special Tribunal has no active judges and hasn't issued a ruling since May Read more »
South Africa: Latest Science Confirms Plummeting Penguin Population
New model forms the basis for an urgent recommendation to change African Penguin's conservation status from endangered to critically endangered Read more »
South Africa: We Had No Water to Put Out the Flames, Say Victims of Durban Shack Fire
Pregnant woman dies as 200 shacks gutted Read more »
South Africa: No Electricity for Diepsloot Welfare Organisations
Eskom says broken transformer can't be fixed again because the area is high risk Read more »
South Africa: The Little Charcoal Business Run By a Group of Young People in Matatiele
Morumotsho Charcoal has been going for eight years Read more »
July 12
South Africa: Shelters Scramble As Heavy Rain Continues
Besides a lack of space some shelters are also dealing with flooding Read more »
South Africa: Winelands Families Battle Flooding - 'For Three Days People Have Not Slept'
Relentless rain hampers relief efforts Read more »
South Africa: Food Parcels Pile Up in Gauteng Warehouses Because Food Banks Have No Money to Distribute Them
Provincial Department of Social Development delays funding Read more »
South Africa: Complaint Against Daily Maverick Steinhoff Stories Dismissed
Former reserve bank employee complained his side of the story was not given, but declined to give his side of the story Read more »
July 11
South Africa: Appeal Court Rules That City of Cape Town Acted Unlawfully
Ruling clarifies what constitutes lawful "counter-spoliation" when it comes to land occupation Read more »
South Africa: Census 2022 Results Are 'Incoherent and Implausible'
Medical Research Council says there is an urgent need for population estimates that better describe the South African population Read more »
South Africa: Buffalo City Ratepayers March to City Hall, Rejecting Electricity Fee
A monthly maintenance network surcharge of between R376 and more than R700 came into effect on 1 July Read more »
South Africa: Gale Rips Off Roofs in Cape Town Suburb
Residents of Wynberg were assessing the damage on Thursday morning Read more »