April 19, 2023
South Africa: Families Camped Outside UNHCR Offices in Pretoria Face Eviction
Deadlock with police as refugees refuse to leave Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Popcru Urges Government to Do Away With Private Prisons
Bester saga is an embarrassment, says union president after visit to Mangaung Correctional Centre Read more »
South Africa: Returning Refugees Swell Numbers At Wingfield Camp, With No Solution in Sight
Families refuse to return to communities in Cape Town or to go back to their countries of origin Read more »
South Africa: Thousands of Households Without Running Water for Three Weeks in Ethekwini
Municipality has still not repaired damage caused by an electrical fire at the Ntuzuma Pump Station Read more »
April 18, 2023
South Africa: Khoisan Occupation in Grabouw Is No Longer Our Problem, Says Forestry Department
The settlement called Knoflokskraal is to be managed by departments of Public Works and COGTA Read more »
South Africa: When You Have to Borrow R100 to Get to a Post Office to Draw Your R800 Salary
Closure of the Paterson Post Office in the Eastern Cape forces workers and pensioners to go to other towns Read more »
South Africa: Twitter Threats to Litigants in Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Court Case
Global South Against Xenophobia urges police to act Read more »
South Africa: No Work, So Limpopo Mother Turned to Recycling
"For a month I could not stand the smell from the bins," says Dorah Ramugoni Read more »
South Africa: Activists Take Parliament to Court Over Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
#UniteBehind says Ethics Committee has failed to act Read more »
April 17, 2023
South Africa: Activist Loyiso Nkohla Shot Dead During Political Meeting
Former ANC councillor killed during a meeting over the future of the families living along the railway line in Cape Town Read more »
South Africa: Nandipha Madugumana, Accomplices to Stay in Prison for Now; Her Dad Has Been Granted Bail
R10,000 bail for Zolile Sekeleni Read more »
April 14, 2023
South Africa: Recaptured Thabo Bester Returns to the Courtroom
Bester charged with escaping from Mangaung prison Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Ministers and Officials Scramble to Answer MPs' Questions
"I did everything I was supposed to do" says Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola Read more »
April 13, 2023
South Africa: Nandipha Magudumana Appears in Court for First Time
Bail application postponed until 17 April after Thabo Bester's lover and alleged accomplice returned to South Africa Read more »
April 17, 2023
South Africa: Where Were They? State Failure and Thabo Bester
Thabo Bester has been arrested, nearly a year after escaping prison. Should the state be praised for prompt action? Read more »
April 14, 2023
South Africa: Why We Investigated the Thabo Bester Story
This was a a story that was both immensely interesting and of immense public interest Read more »
South Africa: People Occupying Observatory Site Reject City of Cape Town's Housing Offers
They argue that the sites in Philippi, Mfuleni and the Culemborg Safe Space are not reasonable housing options Read more »
April 13, 2023
South Africa: Witness in Case of Officer Accused of Murder of Homeless Man Fails to Come to Court
Dumisani Joxo died in January 2022 after he was shot during an altercation in Rondebosch Read more »
South Africa: Social Justice Coalition Fraud Case Postponed Again
Accused Xolani Klaas to appear in court next month Read more »
April 16, 2023
South Africa: Thabo Bester Saga - Police Fail to Collect Evidence of Magudumana's Bloem Trips
Nandipha Magudumana used Bester's alias to stay in luxury accommodation in Bloemfontein and Ballito in the weeks before he escaped Read more »
April 14, 2023
South Africa: Judgment Reserved in Case to Decide Future of Zimbabweans in South Africa
State asks for ZEPHA's case to be dismissed with costs Read more »
South Africa: From Shack to Stage - Dunoon Playwright Scoops Awards
Play by Ayanda ka Nobakabona from Zwelitsha informal settlement in Cape Town wins awards Read more »
South Africa: Lack of Funds Forces Philippi Vegetable Soup Kitchen to Cut Down On Meals
Food for Life South Africa distributes plant-based meals over weekends across the Cape Flats and parts of the Western Cape Read more »
April 13, 2023
South Africa: Zimbabwean Exemption Permit - Minister Acted Outside His Powers, Court Told
"We are sleepwalking into a catastrophe", says lawyer for Zimbabwe Immigrants Forum Read more »
South Africa: Lottery-Funded Soweto 'Sports Complex' Is Just a Dumpsite
The National Lotteries Commission is trying to get back R6-million awarded to the Motheo Sports and Entertainment Foundation Read more »