November 06, 2023
South Africa: Court Issues Scathing Order Against Prasa Over Train Security
The passenger rail agency has until end of November to report back on the status of a new tender process for security contracts Read more »
South Africa: Coalition Governments Are Here to Stay. Here Are Proposals for Making Them Work Better
But even with the best proposals, without a shift in political culture coalition governments will be unstable Read more »
November 04, 2023
South Africa: Activists Demand End to TotalEnergies Offshore Drilling
The French multinational company wants to drill for oil and gas along the South African coastline near Cape Town, the West Coast and the Garden Route Read more »
November 03, 2023
South Africa: City Must Stop Violating Hammanskraal Residents' Water Rights - Public Protector
Following the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, the City needs to comply with the Public Protector's orders Read more »
South Africa: Capetonians Cheer the Springboks!
"These guys are uniting us. They are from diverse backgrounds." Read more »
South Africa: Roads in Kariega Have Been Flooded for Months
Taxi association in Kariega says: "We were promised that the problem would be fixed but it isn't" Read more »
South Africa: RDP Houses Left Incomplete for Eight Years
Kanana Park residents in Johannesburg have had to finish construction at their own cost if they can afford it Read more »
South Africa: Community Policing Forums Should Be Holding Police Accountable
CPFs are not just there to help cops do their jobs Read more »
South Africa: Fire Victims Sleep Outside to Protect Their Plots
"We sleep with our kids on our plots because we don't want other residents to build their own shacks on them" Read more »
South Africa: Cable Thieves Target Mangaung Townships During Load Shedding
Power utility has spent more than R50-million to repair and replace stolen and vandalised infrastructure Read more »
November 02, 2023
South Africa: Insult to Injury - Will There Be Any Justice for District Six Families?
Six families ask the state to expropriate their homes to avoid eviction Read more »
South Africa: No Clarity On When Makhanda Will Have a Post Office Again
The post office closed in July Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Storm Durban City Hall
Presidential Employment Programme workers received SMSes on Sunday stating that the programme was suspended due to a lack of funds Read more »
South Africa: Church Refuses to Leave Land Earmarked for a Much-Needed School in Philippi
SANCO has stepped in to intervene and leaders have now escalated the matter to the authorities Read more »
November 01, 2023
South Africa: Protesters Call for Closure of Israeli Embassy
Cape Town march in support of Palestine Read more »
South Africa: R350-a Month Grant to Be Extended to March 2025
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announces extension of Covid-19 grant Read more »
South Africa: Durban Families Have Been Living in This 'Transit Camp' for 15 Years, and Now Their Homes Are Falling Apart
They say eThekwini municipality promised that their stay would only be for 6 months, but they're still there Read more »
South Africa: Two Dead in Two Shack Fires Since Friday in Dunoon
About 50 structures destroyed leaving 200 people homeless Read more »
South Africa: AMCU Vs NUM - Workers to Vote At 'Hostage' Mine
Gold One will organise ballot of miners Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Park Families Approved a Sample Toilet in 2008. 15 Years Later, They're Still Waiting for the Rest
Residents of Eastern Cape informal settlement say they're not going to vote unless they get their promised toilets Read more »
October 31, 2023
South Africa: Housing in South Africa - How Have We Done Since 1994?
We've made progress but the quality of the data is poor, especially the latest census Read more »
South Africa: 'These Boys Have Done Us Proud'
Thousands of fans gather at OR Tambo Airport to welcome back the Rugby World Cup champions Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds March in the Rain in Durban to Demand Municipal Jobs
The workers also want the eThekwini municipality to pay them on a higher salary scale Read more »
South Africa: Families Moved to Informal Settlement Must Be Relocated - Human Rights Commission
The households in the Worcester informal settlement must be relocated, says the South African Human Rights Commission Read more »
South Africa: Disability Group Battles to Keep Going After Robbery
The cash-strapped organisation in Musina has 250 members who rely on it Read more »