November 02, 2023
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 »
South Africa: Municipality Which Is 'Swimming in Trouble' Finally Pays Its Workers
Matjhabeng Local Municipality employees have been on strike since 25 October because they were not paid Read more »
South Africa: Budget Cuts - Why Doesn't the Govt Use Some of the Money in This R459-Billion Account?
The reasons for not using money from the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account are political, not legal or economic Read more »
October 30, 2023
South Africa: South African Lawyers Apply to Join Ugandan Court Case On Anti-Homosexuality Act
Centre for Applied Legal Studies argues that the Ugandan Parliament violated its own rules of procedure to pass the law Read more »
South Africa: Communal Toilets Overflowing With Faeces Due to Extortion
About a month ago, Sanitech workers were held at gunpoint and extortionists demanded several thousand rand Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court Slaps Home Affairs Minister With Personal Cost Order
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and Director-General Livhuwani Makhode must pay from their own pockets part of legal costs for Lawyers For Human Rights Read more »
South Africa: Children Play Among Rubbish and Rodents At This Dunoon Park
City official says a developer is waiting for approval to fund the repairs of Thandabantu Park but suggest moving the equipment to a different place Read more »
South Africa: Parents Fear for Children's Safety At Dilapidated School
Mntla Primary consists of prefabs from the 1980s Read more »
South Africa: Rural Women Shed Light On Food Insecurity
"Small household gardens are not enough for women to be able to escape food insecurity" says activist Read more »
South Africa: Two Die and Hundreds Left Homeless By Khayelitsha Fire
Frustrated victims then occupied vacant land nearby Read more »
October 27, 2023
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Permits - Foundation Goes to Court Again to 'Avert Human Catastrophe'
The organisation wants an execution order that will protect Zimbabwean Exemption Permit holders Read more »
South Africa: Disability Grant Applicants Sleep Outside This Sassa Office
SASSA admitted that there had been "technical challenges with the online system" but that these had since been resolved Read more »
South Africa: Life-Saving TB Drug Is Now Cheaper - But Not As Cheap As It Could Be
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to drop the price of bedaquiline to the South African government by more than 40% Read more »