September 21, 2023
South Africa: Sewage Gushes Out of Drain in Khayelitsha
Shack dwellers say City of Cape Town is slow to respond to complaints Read more »
South Africa: Families Have Been Waiting Six Years to Be Moved From Durban Transit Camp
eThekwini municipality has no explanation for delay and no timeline to offer Read more »
September 20, 2023
South Africa: Community Centre Burnt Down in Electricity Tariff Protest
Police and protesters exchange rubber bullets and stones Read more »
South Africa: Student Funding Scheme, Minister Snub Parliamentary Hearing
The portfolio committee will issue a summons if NSFAS and the minister fail to attend the next meeting Read more »
South Africa: Taxis Bring Traffic On Busy Umhlanga Road to a Standstill
To restore calm to the area, authorities agreed to temporarily allow taxis to park near Ocean Mall Read more »
South Africa: Family Demands Answers After Teen's Body Disappears From State Morgue
Department and police fail to answer questions because they are still investigating three years later Read more »
South Africa: Protest At Parliament Goes Ahead After Last-Minute Deal With City of Cape Town
Activist organisation #UniteBehind wants MPs to fire former PRASA chair Sfiso Buthelezi Read more »
South Africa: Anger in Langa After Woman Accused of Scalding Toddler Gets Bail
The case was postponed Read more »
South Africa: RICA Bill Misses the Chance for Real Reform
As Concourt deadline approaches, there are still too many loopholes in the law that allow privacy rights to be infringed Read more »
September 19, 2023
South Africa: Mining Department Refuses West Coast Prospecting Bid
Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterprise's application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment Read more »
South Africa: Simple Games Help Children Learn to Read
Even a cereal box can be a useful teaching tool Read more »
South Africa: Victim of Wrongful Arrest Gets R2.6-Million From Minister of Police
Ntokozo Patrick Xulu spent 813 days behind bars Read more »
South Africa: Three People Die in Shack Fire in Joe Slovo Park
73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night Read more »
September 18, 2023
South Africa: Copper Boom Sparks Conflict Between Mine and Residents of Small Town
We visited Concordia, where 29 people were arrested for protesting against a mine Read more »
South Africa: Home Affairs Taken to Court Over Blocked IDs
Home Affairs in court over profound damage caused by its practice of "blocking" IDs Read more »
South Africa: Makhanda Households Fed Up With Living in a Sewage Nightmare
Residents of Hooggenoeg and Scotts Farm say the sewer system has been dysfunctional for over a decade Read more »
South Africa: Call for Johannesburg to Turn 'Dark Buildings' Into Decent Housing for Poor People
Housing collective plans march in city next month to demand housing for the poor Read more »
South Africa: CPUT Agrees to Increase Payment to Private Residence After Students Locked Out
This is despite the owner of 210 Long Street not meeting all NSFAS requirements of a fully accredited accommodation. Read more »
September 17, 2023
South Africa: GroundUp Reporters Win Prestigious Journalism Award
Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn win 2023 Nat Nakasa Award for Thabo Bester prison escape story Read more »
September 15, 2023
Southern Africa: Silicosis - The Astonishing Story of the Driller From Lesotho
Family receives R340,000 payout after death of miner who suffered from silicosis Read more »
South Africa: Hamba Kahle Mkhuseli Sizani
29 March 1981 to 12 September 2023 Read more »
South Africa: Lottery Official's Bank Accounts Frozen Because of Suspicious Payments
R32-million paid by hundreds of grassroots organisations into accounts of KZN NLC official and his wife Read more »
South Africa: Families Displaced By World Cup Occupy RDP Houses in Durban
Fed up Isipingo transit camp residents say they are the rightful beneficiaries of houses in Kanku Road Read more »
South Africa: Social Housing in Woodstock - City Wins Heritage Hearing
Woodstock residents intend to appeal, saying they support social housing but some green space needed Read more »
September 14, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds Queue in Cape Town City Centre in Hope of a Job
Mostly young people stand in line for hours Read more »