South Africa: Budget 2026 - Civil Society Groups Call for a R1,750-a-Month Social Grant

"The government needs to tax the rich" Read more »

South Africa: Fire Victims Stuck As Housing Plans Fall Through

Families in Doornbach settlement in Cape Town are still waiting for emergency housing, six weeks after the fire Read more »

South Africa: Labour Court Refuses to Enforce School Principal's Reinstatement

Judge finds no "exceptional circumstances" to justify Wesley Neumann's immediate return to Heathfield High Read more »

South Africa: Damning Probe Into Home Affairs Names 'Prophet' Bushiri

Corrupt officials made millions selling permanent residency permits Read more »

South Africa: Long Shot - Hawks Probe Fraud Allegations At Shooting Range

The Umzimvubu Local Municipality has already spent millions of rands on the project, but the site remains deserted and incomplete Read more »

South Africa: Municipality Changes Tune After Video Shows Ensure Guards Beating Man

For months, the Denis Hurley Centre has been alerting officials to complaints about the security company Read more »

South Africa: Assassinated Abahlali Leader Praised for Fighting Land Grab 'Mafia'

"We don't know who killed Zweli and we don't know if we will be next" says housing movement leader, who has been in hiding since the murder Read more »

South Africa: Quick Explainer - What Causes Changes in the Rand Exchange Rate?

Why the "commodities boom" has made a difference Read more »

South Africa: The Staggering Cost of Wrongful Arrests

Thousands of claims against SAPS cost R620-million in 2024/25 Read more »

South Africa: Final Warning for Man Who Defamed Transnet On Social Media

Musa Mbundwini, a welder dismissed by Transnet for dishonesty and fraud, has spent eight years defaming the company Read more »

South Africa: Survivors Call for Probe Into Deadly Limpopo Bus Crash

The accident happened at the same spot where 42 people died last year Read more »

South Africa: 'I Fought for Freedom, and Now I Am Going to Die Without Water' Says Mpumalanga Pensioner

Residents of Lekwa Local Municipality say they have endured years of poor supply Read more »

South Africa: Teenager Beaten to Death for Stealing Cellphone and Cash

Sinethemba Mxhaso, 18, was beaten to death by members of his community in Philippi on Wednesday Read more »

South Africa: Law On Naming Sexual Offence Suspects Challenged in Court

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development is opposing the application Read more »

South Africa: Pensioners in Court for Seizing Municipal Vehicle

Eastern Cape villagers refuse to allow the road grader to leave until it finishes fixing their road Read more »

Lesotho: A R7-Billion Dam but No Tap Water for Local Villagers in Lesotho

"We host this project. But we do not benefit," says village spokesperson Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds March On Parliament Demanding an Increase in Alcohol Tax

"In our communities we have shebeens that operate 24 hours" Read more »

South Africa: Cofimvaba - a Town Without Public Toilets

Last week, the town was down to just two toilets but these have no water Read more »

South Africa: Sanral Roadworks Stalled for 17 Months

Project to widen R510 in Limpopo has been at a standstill since 2024 Read more »

South Africa: Doctors Complain About Choice of Equipment At Gauteng Hospital As Thousands Await Cancer Scans

Concern about decision to buy Chinese MRI machine from local company instead of one from Philips Read more »

South Africa: Residents Demand Answers About Future of Atlantis Centre

City of Cape Town says property use is still under consideration Read more »

South Africa: Government Promises to Fix Payment Backlog Choking Film Industry

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition tells Parliament it will secure urgent funding Read more »

South Africa: What Is Antisemitism?

And who gets to decide what it is? Read more »

South Africa: Langeberg Water Restrictions Caused By Lack of Planning

Summer water restrictions in Robertson and surrounding towns are not due to a lack of water Read more »

South Africa: More Than R36-Million in Lottery Money Has Been Spent On This Old Age Home in Nine Years. but It Is Still Not Ready

The home in eDumbe, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, is one of several projects under investigation by the SIU Read more »