March 30
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 »
March 27
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 »
March 26
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 »
March 25
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 »
South Africa: Durban Flood Victims Left Without Power
Families caught up in battle over rents and rates Read more »
March 24
South Africa: Sweatshop Saga - Bargaining Council Not Convinced By Company's Denials
Council seeking to liquidate company says it has failed to disprove allegations it relies on sham co-operatives that pay below minimum wages Read more »
South Africa: On Hollow Ground - Zimbabwean Mining Town On the Brink of Collapse
The ground underneath Shurugwi is riddled with tunnels Read more »
South Africa: Meet the Moms Making Maths Fun
At 28 schools across the Cape Flats, women are being trained to help grade 2 and 3 pupils improve their mathematics through the creative use of games and activities. Read more »
