July 02
South Africa: Bold and Colourful Designs At Khayelitsha Fashion Week
Designers from across the Cape Flats showed their creations at Artscape Read more »
July 01
South Africa: Two People Die As Fire Rips Through Crowded Backyard in Strand
Community leader says there were 13 shacks in one yard in Nomzamo township in Cape Town Read more »
South Africa: Youth Come Out for Durban Pride
But government partners stay under the radar Read more »
South Africa: Newtown Families Without Water for Two Months in Inanda
Municipality says supply will be rationed until 2025 when upgrades to a pump station are completed Read more »
South Africa: Arm-Wrestling Pulls Record Number of Contenders to National Champs
The tournament was held in Paarl at the weekend Read more »
June 28
South Africa: Eskom to Close Its Community Service Centres in Khayelitsha and Bellville
City of Cape Town condemns decision and says there is a "notable increase" in complaints from customers supplied directly by Eskom Read more »
June 27
South Africa: Zimbabweans in South Africa Welcome Rollout of E-Passports
Pilot programme has seen about 60 e-passports processed daily since 21 June and the Zimbabwean Consulate says it is extending the initiative indefinitely Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Non-Profit Organisations Reject Findings of Province's Forensic Probe
Six out of 13 drug rehabs previously funded by the Gauteng Social Development Department are now "under investigation" Read more »
South Africa: Last-Minute Lottery Funding for the National Arts Festival
Following a successful appeal, the festival has finally got R10-million Read more »
June 26
South Africa: Why People With Green ID Books Are Struggling With New Grant Process
Many beneficiaries of the monthly R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant might not be paid Read more »
South Africa: Namaqualand Community Raises the Alarm Over Copper Mining in Their Small Town
The Department of Mineral Resources will visit Concordia in July to assess the mine's compliance with dust mitigation and other issues Read more »
June 25
South Africa: Hermanus Magistrate Messed Up in Domestic Violence Case, Judges Rule
The High Court set aside the conviction and sentence of a man accused of breaching a protection order Read more »
South Africa: UCT Council Adopts Gaza Resolutions
The Council of the University of Cape Town has adopted two resolutions of the institution's Senate on the war in Gaza. The resolutions call for an immediate ceasefire and the… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town's Relocated Railway Occupiers Protest Over Water
The R300 was blocked for several hours in what the community say was a "last resort" to be heard Read more »
South Africa: We Have No Engineer to Build Your Houses, Official Tells Kariega Protesters
R334 blocked by shack dwellers for the second time in a month Read more »
South Africa: Standoff in Musina As Protesters Demand Resignation of Municipal Manager
Residents accuse him of corruption Read more »
June 24
South Africa: Premier Apologises for Gauteng Government's Non-Profit Funding Crisis
About 300 representatives from organisations across the province travelled to Johannesburg to meet social development officials and the Premier Read more »
South Africa: President Urged to Make Sanitary Pads Free
I_Menstruate Movement launches "period poverty" exhibition in Franschhoek Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Government Buys Newspaper Space to Praise MEC
MEC Mbali Hlophe won't say how much the province spent on the advertorials Read more »
June 21
South Africa: Workers Describe Appalling Conditions At Eswatini Mine
"To live, I had to quit" Read more »
South Africa: Controversial Auditing Firm Appointed By Gauteng Department of Social Development
Department acknowledges that the appointment of Open Water, which also probed the Ace Magashule Free State housing scandal, was irregular Read more »
June 20
South Africa: 'I Had to Beg for My Child's Maintenance Money'
The Department of Justice's payment portal, MojoPay, has suspended electronic payments since May due to suspected fraud Read more »
South Africa: Executive Pay - the Virus Elon Musk Is Exporting Back to SA
The effects of the $45-billion pay package offered to the Tesla boss will be felt across the world Read more »
South Africa: Discovery Health Says Road Accident Fund in Breach of Court Order
In 2022 the High Court ruled that the fund could not withhold payments for past medical expenses covered by medical aids Read more »
June 19
South Africa: Sassa's New ID Verification Process Sparks Alarm
Biometric identification has been introduced to fight fraud, says agency Read more »