South Africa: Khayelitsha Families Have to Use Buckets As Toilets Again

The communal ablution block has been completely vandalised and is no longer functional Read more »

South Africa: Durban Commuters Have to Relieve Themselves in Buckets in a Tent

Many public toilets have been closed for nearly 18 months Read more »

South Africa: Labour Court Rejects Union Bid to Stop Job Losses At Tulbagh Cannery

The court found that Premier FMCG had followed due process in negotiating voluntary severance packages Read more »

South Africa: Judge Accused of Racism By Court Registrar

A Judicial Conduct Tribunal is probing whether Belinda Hartle made racist remarks to Eastern Cape High Court registrar Thozamile Semekazi Read more »

South Africa: 'I Fear My Home Will Fall Into a Sinkhole' Says Cape Town Resident

Municipality says repair work to continue into February and March 2027 Read more »

South Africa: Insurer Refunds Khayelitsha Pensioner After We Query Funeral Policy Deductions

Three elderly women say strangers offering vouchers or a business opportunity left them with funeral policy deductions they don't recall agreeing to. Read more »

South Africa: Turnout Up, ANC Down, and a Wave of Coalitions

See the election results in four charts Read more »

South Africa: Your Call Is Being Recorded - and Broadcast to the Internet

IT company exposes thousands of telephone recordings, many dealing with confidential medical and financial matters Read more »

South Africa: Thembisa Resident's Dream to Turn a Polluted Riverbank Into a Botanical Garden

Samuel Mashimbi wants people to reconnect with nature Read more »

South Africa: Forgotten Ellis Park Tennis Centre Gets a New Lease of Life

The Joburg Tennis Grassroots Foundation offers free tennis sessions to children from primary schools in the area Read more »

South Africa: SAHRC Takes City of Cape Town to Court Over Land Sales

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has accused the commission of "electioneering" Read more »

South Africa: DA Declares 60% Majority in KZN Municipality

"We said we would keep the chaos out ... And that is exactly what we will do," says uMngeni mayor Christopher Pappas Read more »

South Africa: Concerns Over R15-Million Plan for Milnerton Lagoon

City of Cape Town wants to dilute pollution by adding sea water Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Vote to Shape the Future of Their Municipalities

Millions of people came out to make their mark on 4 November Read more »

South Africa: Asylum Seekers Could Lose Tshwane Refugee Office

Home Affairs wants to open a new refugee reception office at Beitbridge Read more »

South Africa: Our Water Is Full of Sewage. Today We Can Vote to Fix It

The lost years of local government must end Read more »

South Africa: Behind the Leadership Crisis At Numsa

Fight between Irvin Jim and his rivals goes way back Read more »

South Africa: Groundup Calls On Police to Protect Journalists Covering Anti-Immigrant Protests

Heads of police service urged to direct officers to protect reporters Read more »

South Africa: Court Orders Minister to Consider Lottery Licence Bids Afresh

Sizekhaya will continue to operate the lottery for now, but Minister Parks Tau has 12 months to award the fourth lottery licence Read more »

South Africa: President Visits Shoddily Built Homes for Flood Victims

KZN flood victims from April 2022 who moved to the Cornubia housing development this year complain of poor workmanship Read more »

South Africa: City of Matlosana Signs Deal With Dodgy Security Company

The company is under investigation by the SIU and has previously had a R140-million security contract terminated Read more »

South Africa: Toddler Drowns in Cape Town Drain

Activists call for safe places for children to play Read more »

South Africa: Ethekwini Won't Say What It Pays Plumbing Middlemen

Plumbers question the value and sense of the appointment of a panel of companies to manage them on behalf of the municipality Read more »

South Africa: Three Years Later, Cape Town Families Still Without Water

The City of Cape Town said in 2023 it was "looking into all feasible options to assist the community" Read more »

South Africa: Free Basic Electricity Would Reduce Poverty and Inequality

The Electricity for All campaign has been held in the run-up to the municipal elections Read more »