April 09
South Africa: Joburg Households Set Up Their Own Network to Deal With the Water Crisis
Started by a Ridgeway resident, the borehole network connects about 100 private homes across 15 suburbs Read more »
April 08
Lesotho: Passport Crisis in Lesotho
Ministry suspends passport services but people are desperate and still queuing in Maseru Read more »
South Africa: Marchers in Buffalo City Demand Closure of Nightclub
Protest follows anti-immigrant march last week Read more »
South Africa: Government Plans New Court Bid to Contain Knoflokskraal Occupation
The self-proclaimed Khoisan settlement has grown to between 15,000 and 20,000 people despite a 2021 interdict Read more »
April 07
South Africa: How Criminal Cops Escape Justice
Delmore Manuel, Jermaine Conradie, and Leigh-Ann Maroon are getting away with torture Read more »
South Africa: Johannesburg Sewerage Treatment Fails Green Drop Assessment
Metro has dropped from 91% in 2011 to below 50% Read more »
South Africa: Judge Orders Tark Group Directors to Personally Repay Covid Contract Profits
The Special Tribunal has ruled that R14-million in contracts for surgical masks and protective jumpsuits bypassed bid processes Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga's Emakhazeni Fails to Bill Residents As Its Towns Crumble
The municipality ran up a deficit of R21-million in the 2024/25 financial year Read more »
April 06
Lesotho: Life in Lesotho's Historic Kome Caves
The dwellings were occupied in the early 1800s by families fleeing the Lifaqane wars Read more »
April 03
South Africa: How Fuel Hikes Impact the Price of Bread
Record diesel prices will increase food production costs Read more »
South Africa: Take Me to the River - Baptisms in Joburg's Polluted Water
Years of systemic failures have poisoned the Klip River Read more »
April 02
South Africa: Nigel Families Waiting 30 Years for Promised RDP Homes
About 100 households still live in shacks in Alra Park while their neighbours on either side live in completed RDP houses Read more »
South Africa: Over 300 Judgments Outstanding for More Than Six Months
Some matters have been outstanding for more than four years Read more »
South Africa: Police Torture Case Provisionally Withdrawn
State fails to provide an interpreter for Juma Igiraneza Read more »
April 01
South Africa: Soldiers Hit the Streets of Mitchells Plain a Day After a Shooting
Homes were searched for firearms in Beacon Valley Read more »
South Africa: Oude Molen Eco Village's Fight for Survival
A heritage assessment was rejected but the Western Cape Government will appeal Read more »
South Africa: Salt River Market Families Told to Leave
About 21 households remain on the site earmarked for social housing Read more »
South Africa: Water Corruption - Hundreds of Cases Referred for Prosecution, but No Arrests
MPs concerned that criminals are getting away with large-scale fraud and corruption over water and sanitation projects Read more »
South Africa: City of Cape Town Housing Project Has Backyarders Up in Arms
Ravensmead backyarders fear they are being sidelined Read more »
South Africa: Kokstad's R137-Million Toilet Project Plagued By Broken Pipes and Lack of Water
Harry Gwala District Municipality says project to replace 1,451 pit toilets in Horseshoe is complete, but GroundUp found many toilets were not working Read more »
March 31
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: Durban Police Brutality Case - Trial Date Finally Set but Only for December
Regan Naidoo died in police custody in 2018 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 »
