July 10, 2023
South Africa: Immigrants in Diepsloot Say They Are Scapegoats for Crime
Complaints of police harassment Read more »
July 07, 2023
South Africa: Taps Run Dry in Madibeng Village Once Again
Hundreds of Itireleng village residents depend on one communal tank for water Read more »
South Africa: Chef's Warehouse Waitress Fired for Not Pooling R150 Tip
Johannesburg Labour Court has upheld a CCMA ruling that her dismissal was fair and correct Read more »
July 06, 2023
South Africa: Cosatu Leader Tells Govt to Listen to Union Demands or Face the Results At the 2024 Polls
Union members march in cities across the country on Thursday Read more »
South Africa: Dunoon Residents Battle Blaze From Their Shack Roofs
Fire destroys 50 homes, leaving families in the biting cold Read more »
South Africa: Police Open Murder Case After Man Shot During Cape Town Protest
SAPS says the shooting was not related to a protest by shack dwellers from Taiwan settlement in Khayelitsha Read more »
South Africa: Parliamentary Committee Furious Families Still Not Moved Off Cape Town Railway Tracks
SCOPA chair tells authorities to "shape up or ship out" Read more »
South Africa: Emfuleni Municipality Collected 90% of Electricity Bills but Failed to Pay Eskom
Emfuleni owes Eskom R3.5-billion and must now hand over its electricity business to the power utility, Pretoria High Court orders Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Saga - Bail Granted to Three More Accused
Judge rules they are not a flight risk and unlikely to interfere with witnesses Read more »
July 05, 2023
South Africa: City of Tshwane Probes Illegal Suburb
Leeuwfontein has been developed without subdivision or approval by local authorities. Now residents want services Read more »
South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal Tornado Victims Hoping for Rapid Help
Some Inanda families lost all their possessions and their homes Read more »
South Africa: Safe Space for Homeless People in Green Point One Step Closer
Planning tribunal gives the go-ahead Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town's Central Line Will Be Fully Operational Before the End of March 2024, Says Prasa
Relocation of people living along the track is still a challenge Read more »
July 04, 2023
South Africa: University of Cape Town Should Not Host Anti-Gay Professor
Patrick Lumumba's statements perpetuate lies about same-sex relationships in African history Read more »
South Africa: Mining Companies Eye the Last Unspoilt Strip of the Western Cape's West Coast #AfricaClimateCrisis
Concerns over cumulative impact of new prospecting Read more »
South Africa: Taxi Operators Handed 'Incomplete' Multi-Million Rand Rank By Eastern Cape Municipality
The contractor for the Xhora taxi rank has been in a dispute with Mbhashe Local Municipality for over eight years Read more »
July 03, 2023
South Africa: Judge Overturns 'Gagging Order' on amaBhungane Investigative Journalism Unit
The investigative news agency has overturned a gagging order brought by the Moti Group Read more »
South Africa: Man Accused of Robbery Beaten and Set Alight in Cape Town Informal Settlement
This comes weeks after two men accused of crime were killed in Philippi Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Court Grants R10,000 Bail to One of Three Suspended Prison Officers
Two other accused will return to court on 11 July for formal bail applications Read more »
South Africa: Which Parts of Cape Town's Metrorail Are Still Closed?
Although some lines have reopened thousands of commuters still have no train service Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga Village's Disappearing Roads
"The municipality must fix these streets because we cannot live like this" Read more »
South Africa: Ethekwini Municipality Fixes Streetlights in Bester
Community policing forum members says better lit streets will make crime prevention and patrols easier Read more »
June 30, 2023
South Africa: People 'Use the Bush' While Makhanda's Taxi Rank Toilets Remain Closed for Years
Councillor says she has asked the municipality for more public toilets in town Read more »
South Africa: Home Affairs Minister to Appeal Zimbabwe Exemption Permits Ruling
Over 178,000 Zimbabweans in South Africa have the special permit allowing them to live and work in the country Read more »
South Africa: Rubbish in Delft Overwhelms City of Cape Town Response
City says it spends R300-million a year cleaning up illegal dumps but can't make headway without community support Read more »