South Africa: One Less Obstacle for Bishopscourt Land Claimants

The Friends of Liesbeek Association has withdrawn a town planning appeal, but a court case remains to be settled Read more »

South Africa: Alarm Raised Over Amendments to Road Accident Fund Act

Lawyers warn of "dire consequences" for South African road users Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Ordered to Hold Public Hearings On Sewage Being Pumped Into the Sea

Environment minister criticises City's previous lack of engagement Read more »

South Africa: A Deaf Woman Was Gang Raped. She Has Waited More Than Eight Months for a Court to Get a Sign Language Interpreter

The trial of four men accused of raping the 45-year-old woman has been postponed several times because of this Read more »

South Africa: Things Just Get Worse and Worse At the Labour Department in Bellville

"This is my fifth time coming here," says UIF claimant Read more »

South Africa: Minister Promised All Schools Would Have a Library By November 29 - That Deadline Won't Be Met

Three quarters of public schools still don't have libraries, in spite of a 2013 promise Read more »

South Africa: Sewage Gushes Out of Drain in Khayelitsha

Shack dwellers say City of Cape Town is slow to respond to complaints Read more »

South Africa: Families Have Been Waiting Six Years to Be Moved From Durban Transit Camp

eThekwini municipality has no explanation for delay and no timeline to offer Read more »

South Africa: Community Centre Burnt Down in Electricity Tariff Protest

Police and protesters exchange rubber bullets and stones Read more »

South Africa: Student Funding Scheme, Minister Snub Parliamentary Hearing

The portfolio committee will issue a summons if NSFAS and the minister fail to attend the next meeting Read more »

South Africa: Taxis Bring Traffic On Busy Umhlanga Road to a Standstill

To restore calm to the area, authorities agreed to temporarily allow taxis to park near Ocean Mall Read more »

South Africa: Family Demands Answers After Teen's Body Disappears From State Morgue

Department and police fail to answer questions because they are still investigating three years later Read more »

South Africa: Protest At Parliament Goes Ahead After Last-Minute Deal With City of Cape Town

Activist organisation #UniteBehind wants MPs to fire former PRASA chair Sfiso Buthelezi Read more »

South Africa: Anger in Langa After Woman Accused of Scalding Toddler Gets Bail

The case was postponed Read more »

South Africa: RICA Bill Misses the Chance for Real Reform

As Concourt deadline approaches, there are still too many loopholes in the law that allow privacy rights to be infringed Read more »

South Africa: Mining Department Refuses West Coast Prospecting Bid

Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterprise's application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment Read more »

South Africa: Simple Games Help Children Learn to Read

Even a cereal box can be a useful teaching tool Read more »

South Africa: Victim of Wrongful Arrest Gets R2.6-Million From Minister of Police

Ntokozo Patrick Xulu spent 813 days behind bars Read more »

South Africa: Three People Die in Shack Fire in Joe Slovo Park

73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night Read more »

South Africa: Copper Boom Sparks Conflict Between Mine and Residents of Small Town

We visited Concordia, where 29 people were arrested for protesting against a mine Read more »

South Africa: Home Affairs Taken to Court Over Blocked IDs

Home Affairs in court over profound damage caused by its practice of "blocking" IDs Read more »

South Africa: Makhanda Households Fed Up With Living in a Sewage Nightmare

Residents of Hooggenoeg and Scotts Farm say the sewer system has been dysfunctional for over a decade Read more »

South Africa: Call for Johannesburg to Turn 'Dark Buildings' Into Decent Housing for Poor People

Housing collective plans march in city next month to demand housing for the poor Read more »

South Africa: CPUT Agrees to Increase Payment to Private Residence After Students Locked Out

This is despite the owner of 210 Long Street not meeting all NSFAS requirements of a fully accredited accommodation. Read more »

South Africa: GroundUp Reporters Win Prestigious Journalism Award

Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn win 2023 Nat Nakasa Award for Thabo Bester prison escape story Read more »