South Africa: Official Implicated in Corruption Appointed Head of KZN Social Development

Onkemetse Edwin Kabasia is implicated by multiple forensic investigations into procurement irregularities in Gauteng Read more »

South Africa: The Real Cost of Johannesburg's Water

Families living alongside the huge Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme get no water Read more »

South Africa: Child Support Grant Must Be Increased to End Child Hunger, Report Says

The grant has reduced child hunger, but 1.2-million more children are short of food than in 2019 Read more »

South Africa: Judge Stops Anti-Immigrant Operation Dudula's Hate Speech

Human dignity has no nationality, says Judge Adams Read more »

South Africa: Investigation Into R17-Billion Rail Signalling Tender Complete, Says Prasa Board

But a more recent whistleblower report alleges a corrupt cabal within the PRASA board Read more »

South Africa: School Pit Latrines Demolished but Not Replaced With New Toilets

Two primary schools in Limpopo have been struggling for over a year with inadequate chemical toilets Read more »

South Africa: Withdrawal of U.S. Aid Has Hurt South Africa's HIV Programme

Number of viral load tests is significantly lower than expected Read more »

South Africa: EPWP Workers March for Permanent Jobs and Better Pay

Pay is too little to survive on, workers say Read more »

South Africa: Joburg Protesters Call for End to Water Crisis

Millions of people in the city face daily water interruptions, dry taps, and inadequate sanitation, say picketers Read more »

Lesotho: Workers March in Maseru As AGOA Uncertainty Threatens Thousands of Jobs

Protest, originally banned, proceeded after police minister gave it the go-ahead Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho's Asset Recovery Unit Shut Down After Implicating Top Officials

The task team had begun exposing questionable state land allocations and widespread corruption Read more »

South Africa: More Than 10-Million Consumers Cannot Repay Their Debt

But there is a silver lining Read more »

South Africa: Outrage Over Police Inaction After Woman Goes Missing

Residents tracked down a suspect themselves Read more »

South Africa: Child Drowned At Construction Site Abandoned By City of Ekurhuleni

Department of Environmental Affairs says it may refer the matter for criminal prosecution Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Transport Workers Camp Outside Premier's Office to Demand Unpaid Pensions

Hundreds of former and current Great North Transport employees have been holding sit-ins and night vigils since 15 October Read more »

South Africa: Filthy, Broken Toilets and Teachers Urinating Behind Bushes - a Groundup Investigation Finds Limpopo's Schools Have Not Yet Been Fixed

Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets Read more »

South Africa: Sink Holes Open Up Again Beneath Shacks in Khayelitsha

The cause is a collapsing sewer line, but the City of Cape Town cannot access it unless it relocates the residents Read more »

South Africa: Magistrates Protest Outside Parliament

Magistrates are demanding salary increases and better working conditions Read more »

South Africa: No Water for Two Years As R200-Million Project Remains Incomplete

At Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani in Limpopo, staff and patients have to bring water and use pit toilets Read more »

South Africa: Dunoon Artist Brightens Children's Lives

Sibusiso Dube has livened up the local library, mentored teens and earned acclaim for his graphite portraits Read more »

South Africa: No Soccer At New R37-Million Limpopo Stadium

The pitch is unusable because the grass has not grown adequately due to water shortages Read more »

South Africa: Eastern Cape Villagers Take Charge of Their Own Water Supply

Frustrated by the unreliable municipal water supply, six communities near Cofimvaba have raised over R110,000 for their own supply infrastructure Read more »

South Africa: Tshwane Municipality Fails to Improve Living Conditions At Mamelodi Hostel

Three years ago the City promised to restore electricity and erect a fence. Nothing has been done and the place is deteriorating Read more »

South Africa: NPA to Proceed in Rape Cover-Up Case Against Brighton Beach Police Officers

But the case has been adjourned to April 2026 Read more »

South Africa: Public Protector to Probe Promotion of CCMA Official Who Tampered With Case Management System

An investigation had previously found Nomzame Jaxa guilty of altering records to boost the office's statistics Read more »