May 02
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Water and Sanitation
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
South Africa: Millions Owed to Scholar Transport Providers in Eastern Cape
Total shutdown avoided after transport department promises to pay by 15 May, but disruptions reported in some areas Read more »
South Africa: 'No Electricity, No Vote', Shout Angry Limpopo Villagers
Promise Maremeni is a dressmaker. But she is losing business because she has to use a manual sewing machine instead of an electric one, because her village has been without… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Social Development Head Departs Amid Corruption Allegations
Matilda Gasela headed several forensic audits despite facing allegations herself Read more »
South Africa: Workers Hold Vigil Outside Gauteng Health Department, Demanding Permanent Jobs
National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) says workers will protest daily Read more »
South Africa: Mineworkers Disrupt Cosatu May Day Rally in Soweto
"What are we celebrating, when we are losing our jobs?" Read more »
May 01
South Africa: Village Activists Take Marikana Mining Company to Court
Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedi Read more »
April 30
South Africa: Public Sector Hard Hit By Strike Action
In 2023 and again in 2024, about half the strikes have been in the public sector, says report Read more »
South Africa: Proposed Coal Mine in Mpumalanga Grasslands Back in Court
Uthaka Energy persists with plans for a colliery in Mabola Protected Environment despite six court judgments Read more »
April 29
South Africa: Kaizer Chiefs Vs Sunday World - Press Ombud Rules Against Headline
Editors may feel that rulings like this tie their hands when it comes to punchy headlines Read more »
South Africa: Housing Activists Confront Western Cape Premier At Coffee Shop
Campaigners want government car parks developed for affordable inner city housing Read more »
South Africa: 14 Years After Court Order, Government Starts Building Special School in Makhanda
Amasango Career School's permanent premises to be completed by 2027 Read more »
April 26
South Africa: Activists Celebrate Seven Years Since High Court Ruling Against SA Nuclear Deal
Vigil at Parliament also marked exactly 38 years since Chernobyl Disaster Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Renewable Energy
We asked the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
South Africa: Can South Africa Afford a Basic Income Grant? or Can We Afford Not To?
GroundUp and Black Sash hosted a debate on the feasibility of the Basic Income Grant (BIG) on Thursday Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Music Academy Hopes to Change Lives
Two township musicians have dedicated themselves to teaching children to play and read music Read more »
South Africa: Solar Lights Mean Shack Dwellers Can Walk to the Toilet At Night
About 75 households in Khayelitsha were given solar street lights in a move to make the area safer Read more »
April 25
South Africa: It Took a Year but Tafelsig's Streetlights Are Back On
1,000 residents needing help with service inquiries also went to a pop-up service hub hosted by the City Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About the Post Office
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
April 24
South Africa: Agricultural Hubs Create Work and Hope for Hundreds
But Industrial Development Corporation funding for the project in KwaZulu-Natal is coming to an end Read more »
South Africa: Widow's Shack Demolished Six Times Since September
100 shacks demolished by JMPD in Rabie Ridge on Saturday Read more »
South Africa: Department of Health Fails to Buy Life-Saving Device for Diabetes Patients
Using vials and syringes instead of pens can lead to insulin dosing errors which can be fatal Read more »
South Africa: Immigration Officer Slammed By Judges After Ethiopian Asylum Seeker Attempts Suicide
Tsegaye Esyas says he was duped into confessing that he was in South Africa illegally Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - South Africa Is One of the Few African Countries Where Prisoners Can Vote
But the right of prisoners to vote has at times been resisted by the government and the Independent Electoral Commission Read more »
April 23
South Africa: We Want Reparations Before the Elections, Demand Victims of Apartheid Crime
About 100 pensioners, supported by the Khulumani Support Group, picketed outside Parliament on Tuesday Read more »