April 09
South Africa: Traditional Leaders Fight to Keep Rural Grant Pay Points Open
But SASSA says it's too late Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court - Where Are the Judgments?
The Court has not delivered a single judgment this year Read more »
April 08
South Africa: Children Have to Use an Open Field As a Toilet At Mthatha Primary School
Zwelinzima Primary has 200 learners and 13 staff but no toilets Read more »
South Africa: Fierce Winds Send Khayelitsha Shacks Flying
Chemical toilets toppled, roofs blown off Read more »
South Africa: Sexual Harassment in the Courts Is an Open Secret
But the Chief Justice has still not taken steps to deal with it Read more »
South Africa: Beneficiaries Struggling With Grants Since Sassa Closed Macassar Office
"People are poor and cannot afford to travel far for services that should be here," says resident Read more »
South Africa: 100 Shacks Demolished By City of Joburg On Rainy Weekend
Red Ants tore down land occupiers' homes in Glen Austin, Midrand, on Friday and Sunday Read more »
April 04
South Africa: Funding Crisis Shuts Down Children's Centres in Gauteng
Social development department's funding adjudications have been finalised, but for many organisations it is too late Read more »
South Africa: Toddlers Electrocuted By Illegal Electrical Wires
Thembelihle Ndlela and Kwenzakonke Gazu, both aged 3, were playing near their homes in Zwelisha, north of Durban, on Wednesday Read more »
South Africa: Zimbabweans Complain of Home Affairs Incompetence
Numerous waiver letters contain incorrect information Read more »
South Africa: Criminal Complaint Lodged Against Benjamin Rattle, a South African Serving in the Israeli Military
Rattle's social media posts appear to show him standing in front of destroyed buildings and rubble in Gaza Read more »
South Africa: Pit Toilet Eradication Deadline Missed By Limpopo Education Department
But department says it's 80% of the way there Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Public Transport
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
South Africa: No Showers, No Food, No Electricity - the Forgotten Men of Molyneaux Municipal Shelter in Durban
More than 200 people still live in tented shelter set up during Covid lockdown Read more »
April 03
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Immigration
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
April 02
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Social Grants
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
South Africa: Langaville Families Lose Flushing Loos Case
Residents of the informal settlement went to court because they have had "temporary" chemical toilets for over 12 years Read more »
South Africa: Tourists Return to KZN South Coast, but Water Problems Persist
After a decade of water cuts, wealthier areas have insulated themselves, but poorer areas remain at the mercy of a failing system. Read more »
South Africa: Iftaar Under the Washing Lines
About 100 people break their fast together in Heideveld flats Read more »
South Africa: Broken Streetlights Have Led to a Spike in Crime in This Cape Town Suburb
But the City says repairs are difficult because of safety risks in Tafelsig Read more »
March 28
South Africa: Damning Report On 'State of Disrepair' of Many Police Stations
The committee recommended that SAPS finds a way to be less dependent on Public Works Read more »
South Africa: Legal Setback for Prasa Whistleblower
Fired head of legal Martha Ngoye's reinstatement overturned on appeal Read more »
South Africa: Police Van Knocks Over Woman, Breaks Her Pelvis, Shoots Rubber Bullets At Crowd and Drives Off
Nolwazi Tokhwe from Capricorn is being treated in hospital. She also has a fractured spine and injured right arm. Read more »
South Africa: New CEO Promises Brighter Future for State's Media Development Agency
But the MDDA's last clean audit was in 2020/21 and the board chair, flagged by the Nugent Commission, is still in office Read more »
South Africa: Court Tells Lottery Legal Manager to Pay Punitive Costs
"It is impossible to avoid the inference that this application is a tactic to delay, rather than finalise the disciplinary proceedings in good time," said acting Judge Johan… Read more »