May 27
South Africa: Which Party Promises the Best Climate Strategy?
The EFF has the most comprehensive policy but it is not a good one Read more »
May 26
South Africa: Thousands March in Cape Town in Support of ICJ Order Against Israel
Case to stop Israeli attack on Rafah was brought by South African government Read more »
May 23
South Africa: Sex Workers Picket At Parliament Ahead of Elections
#WhoSpeaksForUs? campaign launched Read more »
South Africa: Three Years After a Court Order, Illegal Dumps in Makhanda Have Not Been Cleared
There has been only partial compliance by the municipality, while numerous dumpsites continue to plague residents Read more »
May 22
South Africa: Colchester Clinic Is Crumbling, With Broken Ceilings, Windows and No Electricity
But the Eastern Cape Department of Health says there's no money to renovate the clinic Read more »
South Africa: City of Cape Town Backtracks On Housing Agreement With Mfuleni Backyarders
New housing development will not only be for the backyarders, says the City Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Protesters Block Busy Road, Demanding Services
They are angry that refugees living in a tent on the same land have toilets and water, but they do not Read more »
South Africa: 'You Have No Idea How Difficult It Is to Get a Coffin Inside the Camp'
After 13 years in a "transit camp", Ntuzuma flood victims are afraid they'll die there Read more »
May 21
South Africa: Tshwane Abandons Marry Me Settlement - Broken Promises Leave 450 Families in Limbo
City says the land is private and is not in the process of being formalised Read more »
South Africa: State Neglect of Young Children Leads to Lifelong Damage
Only about one in four early learning programmes get subsidies, and that funding is only R17 per child per day and has not increased since 2019 Read more »
South Africa: Last Four Traders At Salt River Market to Fight Their Eviction
Site to be used for 1,000 affordable housing units Read more »
South Africa: Deadline for Comment On City of Cape Town's New Homeless Strategy
The City of Cape Town's new "Strategy to Reduce Rough Sleeping" will replace its current "Street People Policy" if approved. The opportunity for public comment on the strategy… Read more »
May 20
South Africa: Joburg Protesters Demand Library Opens Immediately
"There is no democracy without books" says Wits professor who joins calls for an end to the City library's four-year closure Read more »
South Africa: SA Bank Executives Coined It During Covid
Banks paid out hefty bonuses, though performance targets were not met Read more »
South Africa: 'Silent Disease' Outed At African Hepatitis Convention
Many South Africans with hepatitis go undiagnosed Read more »
South Africa: Rainbow Flags Fill the Streets of Nyanga and Gugulethu
In its 11th year, Khumbulani Pride renewed calls for justice for victims of hate crime Read more »
South Africa: Not Enough Places in Children's Centres After Budget Cuts
Children in KZN are being placed in foster care instead of care centres Read more »
May 17
South Africa: New Police Station Finally Opens in Khayelitsha, Ending a Nearly 20-Year Wait
Construction of a permanent station in Makhaza will start next year, says Bheki Cele Read more »
South Africa: Prasa Has Failed to Fix East Rand Train Stations
From Boksburg to Springs, stations remain in ruins Read more »
May 16
South Africa: Large Fishing Companies Oppose Squid Quotas in Court
The commercial industry is being "greedy" say Eastern Cape small-scale fisher Read more »
South Africa: UCT Students Set Up Camp in Solidarity With Palestinians
A white sheet with hundreds of names of those killed in Palestine since October was draped down the Sarah Baartman Hall steps Read more »
South Africa: Premier Steps in to Resolve Funding Crisis At Gauteng Social Development Department
Non-profit organisations starved of funds Read more »
May 15
South Africa: The Traffic Department That Hasn't Issued a Ticket for Years
"We used to have ticket books, but they were stolen" says a traffic officer in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape Read more »
South Africa: Blow for Woodstock Social Housing Plans
Tribunal overturns Heritage Western Cape's decision to allow development at the Earl Street site Read more »
South Africa: Victims of 2022 Kwazulu-Natal Floods March to Demand Housing
Hundreds come to central Durban to hand over memo to Premier's office Read more »