July 24, 2023
South Africa: Businessman At Centre of Lottery Fund Probe Arrested for Fraud
Petrus Sedibe charged with defrauding a trust fund Read more »
South Africa: 'Sick' SARS Employee Spotted At EFF Protest Must Be Fired, Judge Rules
Investigator seen on TV "singing and clapping his hands" at march Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Force City Councillors to Walk Through Sewage
Kariega residents divert Mandela Day convoy Read more »
South Africa: Young Soweto Musicians Play Bach and Bologne in Diepkloof
Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble gave the community a free concert on Sunday Read more »
July 21, 2023
South Africa: Five Trucks Torched in Gqeberha Protests Over the Past Month
Protestors demanding electricity and water stone and burn trucks, but municipality say the torchings are purely criminal Read more »
South Africa: Over 1,000 Shack Dwellers Protest - 'We Are Tired of Living in Squalor'
City of Cape Town accused of "persistent failure to collect rubbish " in informal settlements Read more »
South Africa: Thirteen Years After Making Way for World Cup, Durban Residents Still Waiting for Houses
But the eThekwini Municipality says its still busy verifying beneficiaries Read more »
South Africa: End to Makhanda's Water Woes Delayed Yet Again
Amatola Water says it expects the water interruptions in Makhanda to end by 30 August. Amatola Water was appointed as the implementing agent for the James Kleynhans Water Treatment… Read more »
South Africa: Soweto Informal Settlement Abandoned By Government
After 33 years, just five working toilets and four working taps for hundreds of households in Nomzamo Park Read more »
July 20, 2023
South Africa: Inside a Cape Flats Minstrel Band
"This is more than just a band. This is like a family." Read more »
July 21, 2023
South Africa: Small Farmers in the Cederberg Still Reeling From Flood Damage #AfricaClimateCrisis
Provincial department wants the area to be declared a disaster zone Read more »
July 20, 2023
South Africa: Government Departments Owe Millions to Matatiele Local Municipality
Unpaid rates and taxes are affecting its ability to deliver services, says the municipality Read more »
South Africa: Living On the Streets of Vasco - 'Law Enforcement Keeps Coming but I Still Return'
Stephanus Nel is one of an increasing number of people living on the streets in the Cape Town suburb Read more »
South Africa: One Tap for 1,000 Families. and It's Been Dry for Seven Years
Eastern Cape villagers say they have given up asking their councillors for help Read more »
South Africa: Victory for Abahlali and the Sheffield Shack Dwellers
KwaDukuza Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has agreed to include over 300 households from the settlement in a new housing project Read more »
July 19, 2023
South Africa: City of Cape Town Has Built Fewer Than 20 Social Housing Units in Inner City in Six Years - Activists
City says it has made more than 32,000 square metres of land available but there are challenges, including "hijacking" of buildings Read more »
South Africa: Pay R10,000 or Face a Year in Prison, Court Tells Former SJC Leader
Xolani Klaas pleaded guilty to fraudulently selling a cellphone that belonged to the organisation Read more »
South Africa: Flood Victim Maria Mokgethi Just Wants a Bit of Help to Rebuild Her Life
She and scores of others have been living in a community hall since February when floods destroyed their shacks in Tshwane Read more »
July 18, 2023
South Africa: Painting, Knitting and Cooking - Mandela Day Brings People Together
Activities ranged from painting an animal clinic, knitting for charity and taking free health services to the doorsteps of elderly people Read more »
South Africa: Registrar to Fight Court Decision Allowing Simunye Workers' Forum to Register As a Trade Union
Labour Court ruling cannot go unchallenged, says Registrar of Labour Relations Read more »
South Africa: Equal Education, Sadtu Fail in Western Cape Education Challenge
Judge has harsh words for teachers' union Read more »
South Africa: Little Action From Government to Help Older People Live Healthier, Happier Lives
South Africa's participation in the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing has not achieved much so far Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Saga - Court Dismisses Magudumana's Application for Leave to Appeal
Judge finds Nandipha's appeal has no reasonable prospect for success Read more »
July 17, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds March in Cape Town Demanding Better Housing
Shack dwellers and backyarders say their living conditions are unbearable Read more »
South Africa: Thousands Left Homeless By Devastating Kennedy Road Shack Fire
One man died in the blaze early on Sunday morning Read more »