June 19
South Africa: Court Grants Order to Evict Hundreds of People Living On Streets of Cape Town
But judge puts strict conditions on the way the eviction must be carried out and emphasises that the city also belongs to the evictees, as it does to those who live in mansions Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court Refuses Home Affairs Leave to Appeal Zimbabwe Permit Decision
In June 2023 the Pretoria High Court ruled that the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit was unlawfully terminated Read more »
South Africa: Huge Housing Project Stopped By 'Masked Thugs'
Beneficiaries of Covid Village relocation project in Cape Town marched to Mfuleni police station to demand SAPS take action Read more »
South Africa: Expanded Public Works Programme Could Play an Important Role in Upgrading Informal Settlements
Workers recruited in informal settlements are well placed to manage the process Read more »
June 18
South Africa: Youth Take to Their Bikes to Protest Against Mining Companies
Youth Affected by Mining United in Action cycled the "Toxic Tour" to various mining companies' offices in Johannesburg Read more »
South Africa: Shelters in Cape Town Are Filling Up As Winter Bites
The Haven's shelters are already 85% full Read more »
South Africa: Meet the Beekeepers of the Mangrove Forests
Members of the Cwebeni cooperative trek four kilometres to harvest honey deep in the forests of the Wild Coast Read more »
South Africa: News24 Vs Sunday Independent - a Look At the Press Ombud's Ruling
Opinion may be "extreme, unjust, unbalanced, exaggerated and prejudiced" but it must be "honestly-held ... without malice, on a matter of public interest on facts that are true". Read more »
June 14
South Africa: Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi Cleared of Gross Misconduct Charges
But tribunal finds that it is gross negligence to fail to deliver 27 judgments within accepted time-frames Read more »
June 13
South Africa: Mpox in South Africa - Here's What We Know
Health department reports second death from the disease Read more »
South Africa: National Arts Festival Battles to Get Much-Needed Lottery Funding
The decision not to fund the country's longest running arts festival was communicated a month before its start date Read more »
South Africa: Philippi Satellite Police Station to Open After Two-Year Wait
The community is desperate for more policing Read more »
South Africa: Security Guards Protest Outside Durban Hospital, Demanding Their Jobs Back
Their contracts were not renewed after they participated in an unprotected strike last year Read more »
South Africa: Displaced Limpopo Farmers Battle to Make a Living
Farmers had been working communal land near Phalaborwa since 2014 Read more »
June 12
South Africa: New Law Proposed to Stop SLAPP Suits
The Centre for Applied Legal Studies and Right2Protest hope legislators will adopt it to protect journalists and activists Read more »
South Africa: These Durban Families Will Have to Wait Until Next Year for a Reliable Water Supply
City of eThekwini says the water crisis in parts of the city will only be fully resolved in 2025 Read more »
South Africa: Graves Across Nelson Mandela Bay Ruined By Storm
"These are our families and this is causing new pain" Read more »
South Africa: Pesticides Are Polluting Western Cape Rivers All Year Round
Studies of three river catchments have found an association between pesticide exposure and poorer brain function in children Read more »
June 11
South Africa: Money Starts Flowing At Last to Gauteng Care Organisations
The Department of Social Development has been scrambling to comply with a court order Read more »
South Africa: Scramble for Water in Kariega As Municipality Fails to Keep Its Promise
Water tanker runs dry after 30 minutes Read more »
South Africa: 'Each Time We Try to Get Comfortable, the Police Come to Demolish Our Home'
Families living in Lindokuhle Mnguni informal settlement in Johannesburg say they're being harassed by police and AmaPanyaza Read more »
Eswatini: Mining Is Destroying Crucial Eswatini Nature Reserve
The mine has the king's blessing but no environmental authorisation Read more »
June 10
South Africa: Appeal Court Overturns Cyber Crime Ruling
This is a clear message to verify bank account details before paying Read more »
South Africa: These Inanda Families Have to Walk to a Primary School to Use the Toilet
Victims of 2022 floods are still living in a "transit camp" Read more »
South Africa: Radiation Therapy Graduates Unplaced for Six Months By Health Department
Graduates are required by law to complete the Internship and Community Service Programme in order to practise Read more »