South Africa: 'We Have Not Appointed Any King' - Somali Shop-Owners Targeted in Protests Against Nigerians

"Coronation" of Igbo man sparks furious protests in Buffalo City Read more »

South Africa: Lottery Fraud Case Against Jozi FM Board Chair Referred to Commercial Crimes Unit

Witnesses allege Rapitse Montsho attempted to intimidate them in breach of his bail conditions Read more »

South Africa: Soweto Volunteers Clean Streets As Illegal Dumping Overwhelms Gauteng

The Soulbent Project has dozens of residents converting dumping sites into vegetable gardens Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Organisations Push Back Against U.S. Health Deal

A leaked copy of the agreement has raised concerns about transparency and data sharing Read more »

South Africa: Documentary Reveals SA's Skewed Food System

With nearly one in five households being food insecure, activists call for urgent action Read more »

South Africa: Colourful Arts Festival Gives Melville Families Much-Needed Relief

The third edition of The Happening festival hopes to boost community morale and local businesses Read more »

South Africa: Human Rights Festival Highlights Plight of Domestic Workers

Domestic workers are often underpaid, overworked, given poor accommodation and no benefits Read more »

South Africa: Parents' Consent and Children's Health - Important Ruling in Cape High Court

Judge praises staff at Red Cross Hospital Read more »

South Africa: Candidate Attorneys Caught Cheating in Admission Applications

One forged documents including exam results, and another lied about being the paid sole director of a company while doing articles Read more »

South Africa: Pietermaritzburg Master's Office Gets Mixed Reviews

Attorneys we spoke to had good and bad things to say about the quality of service at the office Read more »

South Africa: Court Warns Government - Stop Vigilantes Blocking Clinic Access

The Department of Health and other government respondents have failed to comply with a court order to stop anti-immigrant vigilantes screening patients Read more »

South Africa: Postbank to Resume Black Card Rollout in April

Postbank will resume the rollout of its black cards from mid-April, continuing efforts to replace South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gold cards. Read more »

South Africa: How Dagga Decriminalisation Changed Criminal Convictions

Drug-related crimes have plummeted since a 2018 ConCourt ruling Read more »

South Africa: Mining Company Linked to Zimbabwean President Is Destroying Famous Landmarks

Chenxi Investments has been fined but continues stripping vegetation and polluting rivers Read more »

South Africa: Eastern Cape Government Hub Gutted By Fire

Vital government records and archives are feared to have been destroyed Read more »

South Africa: Ekurhuleni's 'Ghost Workers' Demand Jobs and Compensation

About 200 former EPWP workers say the municipal database shows them earning salaries 11 years after their contracts ended Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo EPWP Workers Left Unpaid for Months

The workers were part of a project implemented through the Collen Mashawana Foundation Read more »

South Africa: Minister Sends Back 'Completely Inadequate' Report On Police Headquarters Scandal

Report fails to identify those responsible for the Telkom Towers mess, Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson tells Parliament Read more »

South Africa: Durban Street Vendors Take Municipality to Court Over Permits

More than 80 traders say permits were suspended, terminated or left undecided while they are being forced to relocate to Centrum Park Read more »

South Africa: R198-Million School for the Blind Incomplete and Left to Ruin

Multiple deadlines have been missed Read more »

South Africa: Chaos in Parliament As Debate On New Lottery Board Chair Explodes

Debate on a shortlist of three candidates was suspended, then postponed, after MK and EFF MPs repeatedly raised points of order Read more »

South Africa: SAPS and Hawks Snub Parliament On Lottery Probe

Special Investigating Unit is probing corruption totalling over R2-billion Read more »

South Africa: Court Strips Abusive Deadbeat Dad of Parental Rights

Judge Jacqui Henriques rules that the mother no longer needs the father's consent for legal matters Read more »

South Africa: Court Blocks Building Along Cape Town's Diep River Floodplain

The municipality says this is not an eviction, but residents of Dunoon informal settlements are worried Read more »

South Africa: 'We Can Go Weeks Without Water, and No One Seems to Care'

Elderly residents of Lehae in Johannesburg battle to fetch water Read more »