South Africa: Elections 2026 - This Village in the Langkloof Orchards Is Strewn With Rubbish

Residents of Louterwater in Kou-Kamma municipality complain of uncollected waste, persistent sewage overflows and inconsistent water supply Read more »

South Africa: Durban and Joburg Worst Hit By Water Outages

These are the metros where long interruptions are most common Read more »

South Africa: Rubber Bullets Fired At Rhodes Graduation Ceremony

Students continued to protest despite a high court interdict Read more »

South Africa: MPs Call for Urgent Action On Dental Technicians

A standoff between CPUT and the SA Dental Technicians Council is preventing students from completing their practical training Read more »

South Africa: Airbnb By-Law Doesn't Do Enough to Address Cape Town's Housing Crisis

Only primary residences should be allowed on Airbnb Read more »

South Africa: 20 Years of Sassa - How the SRD Grant Became a Lifeline for Millions

Research suggests the grant does not discourage unemployed people from looking for work Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Learners Get Smaller Meals After Trump's U.S. Aid Cuts

The Lesotho government has taken over the school feeding programme resulting in less food Read more »

South Africa: R1-Billion to Fix North West's Failed Housing Projects

The province is sitting with roughly 25,400 unfinished homes Read more »

South Africa: Activists Call Out Hypocrisy of March and March's Protests

"Consider the level of violence that migrant women have been subjected to by members of these groups," says activist Read more »

South Africa: Scrap Metal Reclaimers Battle to Make Ends Meet

Government policies are making survival difficult for scrap collectors Read more »

South Africa: Woodstock Land Occupiers Lose Bid to Appeal Eviction

Insufficient evidence that occupiers will be left homeless, judge finds Read more »

South Africa: Elections 2026 - This Municipality Is Pouring Sewage Into the Vaal River

Streams that feed the river are being contaminated by failing wastewater treatment in Matlosana municipality Read more »

South Africa: Inside Gauteng's Welfare Corruption Investigation

A forensic audit caused dozens of welfare organisations to be defunded. These were the findings against them Read more »

South Africa: Rail Theft Case - Accused Changes Lawyers for 7th Time

Lawyers approached by Nadir Mohiudeen say he "appears unable to honour his financial undertaking to us" Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Government Thinks We Are Hackers. We Are Not

Response to e-Panic button security vulnerabilities is misleading Read more »

South Africa: Spelling Star, 13, Needs Funds to Reach National Final

Northern Cape learner Jayden Haarvoor has qualified for the Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival finals - the largest competitive spelling event in SA. Read more »

South Africa: How Not to Fix a Corrupt and Incompetent Government

The Gauteng Department of Social Development is a masterclass in how not to deal with mismanagement and corruption Read more »

South Africa: Activists Demand Police Action After 12th Woman Killed

"I lock myself in the house by 7pm every day," says woman from Soweto Read more »

South Africa: 'We Were Never Consulted' - Cape Town Residents Challenge Equinix Data Centre

Rezoning appeal has temporarily halted plans Read more »

South Africa: Elections 2026 - How This North West Town Went From Boom to Bust

Matlosana municipality is under a financial recovery plan after years of mismanagement Read more »

South Africa: Fun and Games Unite Teens and Adults in Crime-Ridden Philippi

Teams competed for sheep and prize money Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Airbnb Hosts Could Pay Triple Rates

Short-term letting properties may be subject to commercial rates Read more »

South Africa: DA to Report e-Panic Data Breach to Information Regulator

A week since we reported it, the Gauteng government has said nothing Read more »

South Africa: Elections 2026 - This Failing Town Is Knee-Deep in Sewage

Tswaing municipality in the North West spends money on court battles and consultants Read more »

South Africa: Intercape Secures Court Interdict After Ngcobo Taxi Strike

Buses will load passengers outside the police station Read more »