November 01, 2023
South Africa: Two Dead in Two Shack Fires Since Friday in Dunoon
About 50 structures destroyed leaving 200 people homeless Read more »
South Africa: AMCU Vs NUM - Workers to Vote At 'Hostage' Mine
Gold One will organise ballot of miners Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Park Families Approved a Sample Toilet in 2008. 15 Years Later, They're Still Waiting for the Rest
Residents of Eastern Cape informal settlement say they're not going to vote unless they get their promised toilets Read more »
October 31, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds March in the Rain in Durban to Demand Municipal Jobs
The workers also want the eThekwini municipality to pay them on a higher salary scale Read more »
South Africa: 'These Boys Have Done Us Proud'
Thousands of fans gather at OR Tambo Airport to welcome back the Rugby World Cup champions Read more »
South Africa: Families Moved to Informal Settlement Must Be Relocated - Human Rights Commission
The households in the Worcester informal settlement must be relocated, says the South African Human Rights Commission Read more »
South Africa: Disability Group Battles to Keep Going After Robbery
The cash-strapped organisation in Musina has 250 members who rely on it Read more »
South Africa: Municipality Which Is 'Swimming in Trouble' Finally Pays Its Workers
Matjhabeng Local Municipality employees have been on strike since 25 October because they were not paid Read more »
South Africa: Budget Cuts - Why Doesn't the Govt Use Some of the Money in This R459-Billion Account?
The reasons for not using money from the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account are political, not legal or economic Read more »
October 30, 2023
South Africa: South African Lawyers Apply to Join Ugandan Court Case On Anti-Homosexuality Act
Centre for Applied Legal Studies argues that the Ugandan Parliament violated its own rules of procedure to pass the law Read more »
South Africa: Communal Toilets Overflowing With Faeces Due to Extortion
About a month ago, Sanitech workers were held at gunpoint and extortionists demanded several thousand rand Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court Slaps Home Affairs Minister With Personal Cost Order
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and Director-General Livhuwani Makhode must pay from their own pockets part of legal costs for Lawyers For Human Rights Read more »
South Africa: Rural Women Shed Light On Food Insecurity
"Small household gardens are not enough for women to be able to escape food insecurity" says activist Read more »
October 31, 2023
South Africa: Housing in South Africa - How Have We Done Since 1994?
We've made progress but the quality of the data is poor, especially the latest census Read more »
October 30, 2023
South Africa: Two Die and Hundreds Left Homeless By Khayelitsha Fire
Frustrated victims then occupied vacant land nearby Read more »
South Africa: Children Play Among Rubbish and Rodents At This Dunoon Park
City official says a developer is waiting for approval to fund the repairs of Thandabantu Park but suggest moving the equipment to a different place Read more »
South Africa: Parents Fear for Children's Safety At Dilapidated School
Mntla Primary consists of prefabs from the 1980s Read more »
October 27, 2023
South Africa: Welkom Municipal Workers React Angrily After Learning They Won't Be Paid
A letter signed by the municipal manager states workers may have to wait until the end of October to get their salaries Read more »
South Africa: Criminal Case Against Former Prasa Director Kicked Down the Tracks - Again
Former PRASA acting CEO and a Cape Town businessman were arrested for the sale of 42km of railway line in January 2019 Read more »
South Africa: Disability Grant Applicants Sleep Outside This Sassa Office
SASSA admitted that there had been "technical challenges with the online system" but that these had since been resolved Read more »
South Africa: Over 100 Women March in Durban to Demand Better Healthcare and Housing
This follows a three-day conference that brought together grandmothers from across the country Read more »
South Africa: Life-Saving TB Drug Is Now Cheaper - But Not As Cheap As It Could Be
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to drop the price of bedaquiline to the South African government by more than 40% Read more »
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Permits - Foundation Goes to Court Again to 'Avert Human Catastrophe'
The organisation wants an execution order that will protect Zimbabwean Exemption Permit holders Read more »
October 26, 2023
South Africa: Landmark Decision for Housing in Cape Town
City Council releases land in Salt River for social housing Read more »
South Africa: Backyarders Demolish Shacks in Cape Town
Violence and tensions between land occupiers and backyarders has been brewing for months in Khayelitsha Read more »