South Africa: Magnus Carlsen and World's Top Chess Players Show Their Skills in Cape Town

The University of the Western Cape hosted a simultaneous display ahead of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town's Unique Shelter Officially Recognised By Government

The facility provides safety support for LGBT+ and male victims of violence Read more »

South Africa: Jozi FM Chair Arrested Over Missing Lottery Millions

Rapitse Montsho is accused of theft and fraud in connection with lottery grants totalling R34.8 million Read more »

South Africa: A Walk in the Night to Mark the End of Slavery

March through Cape Town commemorates the emancipation of slaves in 1834 Read more »

South Africa: We Rode Metrorail in Cape Town to See If It Has Improved

While there are still problems, the service is much more reliable than a few years ago. And it's much cheaper than any other commuter transport. Read more »

South Africa: St Lucia's Hippo Celebrities

While tourists take excursions to see them on the lake, these semi-aquatic mammals wander into town every night Read more »

South Africa: Mother and Three Children Burned Alive in Langa Shack Fire

There were two shack fires in the area on Monday Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Starts Environmental Assessment for a Third Nuclear Power Station

Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are proposed sites Read more »

South Africa: Court Lambasts Western Cape Education Department, Orders It to Fix Late School Admissions

The court found the department had failed to plan adequately for late placements and the situation had been getting worse for over a decade Read more »

South Africa: Waste Reclaimers Demand Plan As Joburg's Landfills Fill Up

They also want to be included in the City's solutions. But there are obstacles. Read more »

South Africa: Pollution Stops Khayelitsha's Canoe Club Classes

Hyacinth and sewage are destroying the Blowy wetlands Read more »

South Africa: Sunday Times Need Not Apologise for Self-Corrected Errors

Ombud rules reputations may be harmed if it is in the public interest Read more »

South Africa: Alfred Nevhutanda Used Lottery Money to Build a Holiday Mansion

The SIU did not seek a preservation order to seize the house of the former chair of the Lottery as it had been sold in 2021 to an "innocent party" Read more »

South Africa: Understaffed, Crumbling Eastern Cape Clinic Cannot Meet Demand

New temporary structure set to cost R1.2-million and take two years to complete Read more »

South Africa: Police Foil Mugging During Anti-Crime March

Residents from Manenberg and Gugulethu demanded better policing Read more »

South Africa: Kimberley - a Provincial Capital Sunk in Sewage

Salt pans and lowlands around the town are lakes of filth Read more »

South Africa: Rent Control Not Only Fails, It Entrenches Inequality

The solution to housing affordability is to increase supply by building more housing Read more »

South Africa: More Than R200-Million Spent On Unused Sports Stadiums By Limpopo Municipalities

We know of at least eight stadiums that are currently serving no purpose Read more »

South Africa: Part Two - Dodgy Nguni Cattle Deals Uncovered At Fort Hare

A forensic investigation of a research farm found cattle sold for below market prices Read more »

South Africa: Naidoo Family Breaks Down in Court As Police Brutality Case Postponed Yet Again

National Director of Public Prosecutions comes under fire for causing delay Read more »

Lesotho: Maseru Dump Site to Be Closed After Community Goes to Court

Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years Read more »

South Africa: Head of Special Tribunal Quits After One Year

Judge Margaret Victor's resignation is effective end of November, yet a replacement has not been named Read more »

South Africa: Disability Organisation Loses Constantia Land Claim Battle

South African Riding for the Disabled Association will have to vacate property Read more »

South Africa: Ethekwini Blames Shembe Church for Delays in Housing Project

Burlington development has been stuck since 2022 Read more »

South Africa: Fort Hare's Cattle Projects Were Supposed to Help Eastern Cape Farmers. Instead They Are a Lesson in Bad Governance

Forensic reports uncover arithmetical errors, unaccounted-for assets and absent oversight, probably resulting in the loss of tens of millions of rands for the university Read more »