May 04, 2023
South Africa: Eastern Cape Principal Accused of Beating Learners With a Hose Pipe
The principal is one of six teachers in the Eastern Cape currently under investigation by the department for use of corporal punishment Read more »
April 14, 2023
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 »
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 11, 2023
South Africa: 66,000 Learners in Limpopo Schools Are Still Using Pit Latrines
But the numbers are falling at last Read more »
April 06, 2023
South Africa: 'Post Office Is Crumbling Under the Pressure' Says Social Grant Activist
This comes as millions of gold SASSA cards will expiring soon Read more »
South Africa: Children Are Dying From Izinyoka Electricity While Tongaat Families Wait to Be Housed
Four years after construction started, not a single house has been completed in R120-million Umbhayi project Read more »
April 03, 2023
South Africa: Social Workers Attacked and Under Severe Strain in Cape Town Communities
Western Cape will hire an extra 247 social workers for the coming financial year Read more »
March 22, 2023
South Africa: Immigration Activists Launch Detention Hotline As Calls for Help Increase
Lawyers for Human Rights say they deal with at least 35 calls per day Read more »
March 30, 2023
South Africa: Sex Workers and Allies Rally in Cape Town, Demand Full Decriminalisation
Decriminalisation will address the stigma sex workers face in this country, organisations say Read more »
South Africa: How Will Next Year's Elections Work? It's Confusing
The Electoral Amendment Bill has serious flaws Read more »
March 29, 2023
South Africa: The Maths That Helped South Africa Tackle HIV
UCT epidemiologist Leigh Johnson delivered GroundUp and Bertha House's third Science for the People seminar Read more »
March 28, 2023
South Africa: Joburg Teens Bring Constitution Hill to Life With Hip-Hop
"In Hillbrow where we live, it's easier for a child to join a life of crime... I was really excited to see them perform" says parent Read more »
South Africa: Unemployment the Main Cause of Homelessness in Tshwane, Report Finds
Survey counted 4,177 homeless people in the city Read more »
March 27, 2023
South Africa: Taking Intellectual Disability Awareness Month to the Finish Line
The annual event raises awareness and support Read more »
South Africa: Family and Friends of Murdered Phelokazi Mqathanya Unveil Mural in Khayelitsha
"We cannot continue to be killed by faceless people" says Free Gender leader Read more »
March 24, 2023
South Africa: Tensions Brew Between Coloured and Black Communities in Nigel Over Housing Occupation
"Our government has succeeded in dividing us as a people because we are now fighting against each other because of the mess it created" Read more »
South Africa: Crammed Mobile Classrooms With No Electricity in Mamelodi School
Staff room has also been converted into a classroom Read more »
March 22, 2023
South Africa: Refugee Organisations in South Africa Encouraged to Speak With One Voice
South Africa Refugee-Led Network celebrated Human Rights Day on Tuesday Read more »
March 23, 2023
South Africa: Zuma's Attack On the Media Won't Work
We stand with Karyn Maughan Read more »
March 30, 2023
South Africa: Durban Centre for the Disabled to Be Sold
KZN Public Work says the occupants of the Enduduzweni Centre will keep their livelihoods Read more »
March 29, 2023
South Africa: Zimbabweans Returning From SA Are Battling in Spite of Government Promises
Families struggle to pay school fees Read more »
South Africa: Former Ekurhuleni Health Workers Want Their Jobs Back
"Some of our members died of COVID-19 because we worked even during level 5 of the lockdown" Read more »
March 13, 2023
South Africa: Limpopo Policy on Pregnant Learners Needing to be Accompanied a Violation of Pupil's Rights - Watchdog
Limpopo and Gauteng basic education departments contradict each other on pregnant learner policy Read more »
March 07, 2023
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Households Have Been Told to Boil Tap Water. but Poor Families Say They Can't Afford to
The combined dam level in the metro was below 12% on 7 March Read more »
March 08, 2023
South Africa: No Money for Water and Toilets At Khoi and San Occupation, MPs Told
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, which owns the land, plans to have a meeting with the community later this month Read more »