September 13, 2023
South Africa: Silicosis - 68-Year-Old Mineworker Gets Compensation Payout Months Before He Dies
Q(h)ubeka Trust winds up after paying out R420-million in compensation following court settlement with employers Read more »
South Africa: Activists Protest As Huge Oil and Gas Conference Gets Under Way in Cape Town
"Gas and oil and nuclear don't need to be in our energy mix" Read more »
South Africa: SA's Injury Statistics Are Not Accurate, Experts Warn
South African Medical Research Council says death notification form must be changed Read more »
South Africa: Langa Used to Be a 'Place of Ubuntu' - 82-Year-Old Resident
Langa centenary: former beauty queen Nomsa Banjatwa remembers a township abuzz with social events Read more »
September 12, 2023
South Africa: Pensioners Are Still Struggling to Access Grants, a Week After 'System Glitch'
Black Sash says it's been inundated with calls Read more »
South Africa: 51 People Homeless After Fire in Dunoon
"My whole life was in that shack" Read more »
South Africa: 'I Was Fearing for My Life', Officer Tells Court During Homeless Murder Trial
Her colleague is on trial after Dumisani Joxo was shot and killed in 2022 Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town's Long History of Struggling for Enough Water
Science for the People seminar tells the story of the city's water supply since 1650 Read more »
South Africa: Another Kariega Leader Shot Dead
Two shootings one year apart have unnerved the community Read more »
South Africa: Four Years and R7-Million Later, Eastern Cape Villages Still Without Power
Mzimvubu Municipality has been incapable of finishing an electrification project it started in 2018 Read more »
South Africa: Farmer Seeks 'Pardon' for Illegally Enlarging Dam
The application raises concerns over water use in the Western Cape Read more »
South Africa: Doctor Fails to Block SIU From Probing His Lottery Connection
Court rules that John Marite has no case against Special Investigating Unit Read more »
September 11, 2023
South Africa: Langa Residents Up in Arms Over Indoor Sports Centre Closure
"We are too unfit to compete against other clubs" says Langa rugby player Read more »
South Africa: Social Grants Is One Government System That Must Not Fail
26-million people depend on it Read more »
South Africa: Woman 'Wrongly' Sentenced to 16 Years for Drug Dealing Must Be Immediately Released - Judge
Beaufort West magistrate committed a litany of errors in sentencing says High Court Read more »
South Africa: Nandipha Magudumana Denied Bail
Bloemfontein magistrate says "nothing would stand in her way" to assist Bester escape again Read more »
September 09, 2023
South Africa: Farm Workers March Against Pesticides
They call on European company to stop exporting EU-banned pesticides to South Africa Read more »
September 08, 2023
South Africa: Grant Recipients Have to Take Loans Because of 'Payment Glitch'
"It's my only source of income" says pensioner Read more »
South Africa: Loved Ones Who Perished in the Joburg Building Fire
We spoke to surviving relatives at the Hofland Community Centre shelter Read more »
South Africa: Mayor's Response to Electricity Rates Protest Fails to Satisfy Swellendam Residents
Swellendam mayor met residents on Tuesday, but issues remain unresolved Read more »
South Africa: Makhanda Without a Post Office Since July
People from the town and surrounding areas are having to travel to Port Alfred Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Proceeds With Rail Dispute Despite President's Assurances
Cyril Ramaphosa has told Parliament rail devolution is on track. The City of Cape Town disagrees. Read more »
South Africa: Zimbabweans in South Africa March to Demand Elections Be Nullified
On Friday, several groups of Zimbabweans living in South Africa marched in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town, demanding the recent general elections in Zimbabwe be declared null… Read more »
September 07, 2023
South Africa: Parliament Grills NSFAS Over Student Funding Failures
The scheme has had more than 170,000 appeals from students about allowance payments Read more »
South Africa: 300 Occupants Share One Tap and One Toilet in Johannesburg 'Dark Building'
The building's residents say they need help not eviction Read more »