South Africa: Tshwane Silent On Bronkhorstspruit's Discoloured Water

Residents say they are worried about possibly getting water-borne illnesses Read more »

South Africa: Sassa At 20 Years - 73% of Pensioners Receive the Old Age Grant

Grant has helped reduce poverty, but it is being stretched to maintain households Read more »

South Africa: Khayelitsha Brothers Turn Invasive Hyacinth Into Biochar Business

Siyanda and Akhona Sopangisa hope to sell biochar to farmers Read more »

South Africa: One Person Reportedly Shot and Cars Torched in Durban Anti-Immigrant Protest

Hundreds marched, targeting immigrants, on Thursday Read more »

South Africa: Ekurhuleni Police Force Employed Convicted Killers, Parliament Told

Damning draft report presented to SCOPA lists critical governance and financial failures across five cities Read more »

South Africa: Farm Workers March in Cape Town for Public Land to Be Released for Housing

The march followed the three-day National Farm Worker Platform, hosted by the Women on Farms Project Read more »

South Africa: Rehab Workers Unpaid As Gauteng Owes R1.17-Million

Months of non-payment are pushing social workers to the brink Read more »

South Africa: Communities Caught Between Floods and Dry Taps

Climate change is making municipal water failures worse Read more »

South Africa: Households On Cape Town Sewage Pond Demand to Be Relocated

On Wednesday residents of Siyangena informal settlement in Philippi East protested Read more »

South Africa: The Government Says She Got a House. but Emily Lepota Still Lives in a Shack

The house is marked complete on housing system, but it has no roof Read more »

South Africa: Silent Protest Honours the Children Killed Since 7 October 2023

More than 20,000 children have been killed in Palestine over three years Read more »

South Africa: Eastern Cape Orders New R1.6-Billion Textbooks As Western Cape Holds Back

Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube has endorsed the controversial catalogue for grade 1 to 3 learning materials Read more »

South Africa: Anti-Terror Rules Should Not Target Crèches

Anti-money laundering Bill may fail the international test it was written to pass Read more »

South Africa: Stick-Wielding Vigilantes Harass Asylum Seekers

Immigrants queuing at Home Affairs in Durban targeted by xenophobic group Read more »

South Africa: Deputy Minister Takes Action On Broken Wastewater Treatment Plant

Jack Bloom visits Klerksdorp Wastewater Treatment Works, which has not worked since 2023 Read more »

South Africa: Labour Department Gives in On 'Amnesty' for Chinese-Owned Clothing Factories

A Newcastle pilot project does not exempt factories from labour laws or the clothing bargaining council's collective agreement, court orders Read more »

South Africa: Artisans Forced to Wait Years for Red Seal Certificates

Trade union Solidarity says seven training academies and trade test centres reported a combined backlog of 6,000 certificates. Read more »

South Africa: Children Are Dying in Pain Because Our Palliative Care Is So Poor

Damning report from World Health Organisation confirms what professionals already know Read more »

South Africa: Joburg Fails to Open Public Swimming Pools, Again

36 pools were supposed to be open from 1 September Read more »

South Africa: Asylum System Reopens After Concourt Judgment

Most new applicants have been barred from accessing the system since at least 2020 Read more »

South Africa: Health Workers to Stage Protests Across Cape Town This Month

Community health workers are demanding permanent public service jobs Read more »

South Africa: Protesters Block N2 and R300 for Taps and Toilets

Residents of the Covid informal settlement have for years been fighting for services Read more »

South Africa: Thousands Join 17th Walk for Freedom in Johannesburg

The march has become one of SA's largest events for public solidarity with Palestine Read more »

South Africa: Elections 2026 - This Village in the Langkloof Orchards Is Strewn With Rubbish

Residents of Louterwater in Kou-Kamma municipality complain of uncollected waste, persistent sewage overflows and inconsistent water supply Read more »

South Africa: Durban and Joburg Worst Hit By Water Outages

These are the metros where long interruptions are most common Read more »