September 12
South Africa: Villagers Live Next to a Platinum Mine, but Have No Jobs
Residents of Limpopo's Barok Ba Nkwana and Atok villages demand government speak to the mine on their behalf Read more »
January 25
South Africa: City Flooded With More Than 900 Comments Over Relocation of Railway Occupiers
Once the rail agency responds to these comments, a report will be sent to the Municipal Planning Tribunal for a final decision Read more »
January 24
South Africa: Education Department Blames Transport Department for Scholar Transport Fiasco
Hundreds of learners are stuck at home and not in school Read more »
South Africa: Dunoon Top Achiever Dreams of Studying Chemical Engineering
Makanaka Muzuva's parents are Zimbabwean and cannot afford to pay for her university ambitions Read more »
South Africa: Cape Fishers Worried About Declining Fish Populations
"The South African story has already been written in Namibia" where there was a three-year moratorium on sardine and anchovy catch because stocks were so low Read more »
January 10
South Africa: Prasa Settlement to Double in Size in Spite of Problems With Water and Sanitation
Nearly 500 more families to be moved in by the end of the month Read more »
January 08
South Africa: Children Kayak in Kariega's Flooded Streets
Local business owners scupper latest effort by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to remove water Read more »
December 14, 2023
South Africa: One of Cape Town's Few Free Rehab Centres Has Closed Its Doors to Adults
Concerns over further budget cuts and their impact on access to rehabilitation Read more »
December 13, 2023
South Africa: Small Farmer Makes a Comeback After Devastating Floods
Genadendal farmer Johannes Arendse sells his produce in Cape Town Read more »
December 12, 2023
South Africa: 81-Year-Old Mthatha Widow Waiting Two Decades for Her House
Ndenzeni Njwenene first applied in 1999 Read more »
December 11, 2023
South Africa: Nearly Two Decades Later, Makhaza Police Station Is Finally Set to Open Soon
Meanwhile the community is being serviced by a 24-hour patrol and a mobile unit Read more »
South Africa: Picket Against Fossil Fuels At Muizenberg Beach
Protests coincide with COP28 summit underway in Dubai Read more »
December 07, 2023
South Africa: The EU Protects Its Companies From Big Pharma. South Africa Needs to Do the Same
Critical work being done by local scientists is at risk Read more »
South Africa: Township Boxing Gym Punches Far Above Its Weight
Mzi Damesi started the Overstrand Whale Boxing Club nearly 20 years ago in Hermanus Read more »
December 04, 2023
South Africa: Free State Shack Dwellers March for Land Rights
They threatened to shut down the N8 Highway if the mayor ignores their demands Read more »
November 28, 2023
South Africa: Roads Fall Apart While Bureaucracy Moves At Snail's Pace in Mamelodi
City of Tshwane says Stoffel Park informal settlement must first be approved for township development before it fixes the roads Read more »
South Africa: Asbestos Roofs Still Haven't Been Replaced in Stellenbosch Municipal Housing
Residents of Cloetesville flats say they keep asking for repairs to be done Read more »
November 27, 2023
South Africa: Public Works 'Working' On Evicting People Occupying Land At the Castle
Cape Town mayor concerned about the lack of a clear timeline Read more »
South Africa: Pietermaritzburg Shack Dwellers Have Been Relocated to Flats. but Some Can't Afford the Rent
And some residents expressed joy at living in a brick and mortar home Read more »
November 23, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds of Early Childhood Development Sector Workers March in Manguang
They are frustrated by "failures" in the Free State education system Read more »
November 21, 2023
South Africa: Health Workers Picket for Palestine Outside Red Cross Children's Hospital
Organisers call for immediate ceasefire Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Call for New Hospital in Gugulethu
The old hospital can't cope says Movement for Change and Social Justice Read more »
South Africa: Millions Poured Into Eastern Cape Sportsground but It's Still Unfinished
After seven years, the project is under investigation Read more »
South Africa: Residents Stop IEC Registering Voters in Philippi
Community leaders say elections make no difference to their terrible living conditions Read more »
November 15, 2023
South Africa: Khayelitsha Schools Battle Illegal Electricity Connections
Electricity theft has left Nomsa Maphongwana Primary School in Mandela Park with a Eskom bill of more than R167,880 Read more »