November 22, 2023
South Africa: Protest By People Left Homeless By Durban Fire
Human settlements MEC promised them building materials Read more »
South Africa: New Housing Project in Simon's Town Leaves Backyarders and Tenants in Limbo
Shacks are being demolished as families move from Redhill to new houses in Dido Valley Read more »
November 21, 2023
South Africa: Small Farmers Celebrate Victory Outside Cape High Court
Housing Development Agency agrees to drop eviction proceedings Read more »
South Africa: The NPA, the Former Lottery Boss and the Rolls Royce
Alfred Nevhutanda sold the car just three months after he bought it for R6.3-million Read more »
South Africa: Health Workers Picket for Palestine Outside Red Cross Children's Hospital
Organisers call for immediate ceasefire Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Call for New Hospital in Gugulethu
The old hospital can't cope says Movement for Change and Social Justice Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Park Shacks Petrol-Bombed
This is the latest in a series of attacks on this group of land occupiers since August Read more »
South Africa: Millions Poured Into Eastern Cape Sportsground but It's Still Unfinished
After seven years, the project is under investigation Read more »
South Africa: Residents Stop IEC Registering Voters in Philippi
Community leaders say elections make no difference to their terrible living conditions Read more »
November 20, 2023
South Africa: Khayelitsha Residents Document Their Daily Struggle With Toilets
Photographic exhibition shows access to sanitation from the perspective of people living in informal settlements Read more »
South Africa: Gift of the Givers Gaza Head 'Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice'
Memorial held for Ahmed Abbasi in St George's Cathedral Read more »
South Africa: University of Cape Town Senate Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza
In a statement it also called for "the release of hostages and unlawfully held prisoners" Read more »
South Africa: Minister Bheki Cele Responds to Questions About Police Assault
Minister says video of police beating Juma Igiranieza looks like grievous bodily harm Read more »
South Africa: Rescue Plan for the Master's Office
Details are still sketchy and the plan will not be publicly circulated Read more »
South Africa: Farm Worker Family Evicted, Belongings Dumped On the Side of the Road
"I am broken" says Jan Marthinus, in tears after his family was left homeless Read more »
November 19, 2023
South Africa: Learning From Israel's Past Gaza Strip Invasions
"A political resolution that addresses the roots of the conflict is the only way to defend Israel's borders and citizens" writes a former Israeli soldier Read more »
November 17, 2023
South Africa: Sewage in the Sea - Cape Town Council Fails to Meet Hout Bay Permit Conditions
The City of Cape Town's own data shows it is releasing more sewage than is allowed Read more »
South Africa: Spoekiesdorp Families Haunted By Past Evictions and Uncertain Future
"Many of us are here because we were evicted from farms. We were dumped here" Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds Homeless After Shack Fire Rips Through Durban Settlement
MEC for Human Settlements promises to fast-track assistance Read more »
South Africa: Teenager's Drowning Highlights Broken Promises in Kliptown
Families living in crumbling houses near the river bank say Gauteng government promised to relocate them years ago Read more »
South Africa: Public Works Slammed for Mismanagement of Prime Cape Town Property
A two-hectare property and heritage buildings have been left to ruin Read more »
November 16, 2023
South Africa: Call for a National Early Childhood Feeding Scheme
There is no government nutrition programme for children before they enter formal schooling Read more »
South Africa: 'We Are Back' - Khulumani Pensioners Sleep Outside Constitutional Court
They say they are owed apartheid reparations Read more »
South Africa: 22 Gauteng Schools Built With Asbestos Still Haven't Been Replaced
Historic Kliptown Primary School is one of them Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds March to the City Hall in Durban Demanding Jobs
Retrenched Public Employment Programme (PEP) workers want to be reinstated by eThekwini municipality Read more »