July 14
South Africa: 7 Toilets for 1,500 People in This Durban Informal Settlement
Boxwood Road residents in Kenville say broken toilets and leaking pipes have been left unrepaired for years by the eThekwini Municipality Read more »
South Africa: Gugulethu's Apartheid-Era Hostels Finally Get a Facelift
But residents accuse City of Cape Town of prioritising the flats that face the main road Read more »
July 13
South Africa: Judge Ordered to Apologise to Litigants for Year-Long Delay
A Judicial Service Commission committee has found KZN High Court Judge Elsje-Marie Bezuidenhout grossly negligent Read more »
South Africa: Taps Dry As Municipality Drowns in R1-Billion Debt
Residents of the Kai !Garib Local Municipality in the Northern Cape face collapsing services, frequent water interruptions, and potholed roads Read more »
South Africa: Pietermaritzburg's R1-Billion Transport Flop
No buses operate on Msunduzi Municipality's failed public transport system Read more »
July 10
South Africa: Water Contractors Say Ethekwini Municipality Failed to Pay Them Months Ago
Municipality says it still needs to verify which companies need to be paid Read more »
South Africa: Parole Officers Are Drowning in Cases
Just 933 officers for 82,000 parolees and probationers Read more »
July 09
South Africa: Or Tambo Municipality Dodges Questions On Failed Toilet Project
A project to build hundreds of toilets near Mthatha has been stalled since 2023 Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Families Driven From Their Homes Camp Outside Limpopo Police Station
The Zim Consulate has arranged buses to take them to the Musina Repatriation Centre Read more »
South Africa: Union Marches Over Failing Municipalities
"When municipalities collapse, communities suffer" says SAMWU Read more »
South Africa: Treasury Says Freezing R13.5bn for 69 Municipalities Should Not Disrupt Services
If municipalities address unauthorised, irregular, and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, funds could be released within the month Read more »
July 08
South Africa: More Than 50,000 Immigrants Have Fled SA
38,000 people have quit the country via Musina since the wave of xenophobia started Read more »
South Africa: 'The Clothing Industry Is Being Hammered From All Sides'
Factory raids in KwaZulu-Natal and court cases have exposed the rot, but what are the solutions? Read more »
Lesotho: Court Setback for Lesotho Highlands Dam Compensation Claims
Court rejects constitutional challenge, but thousands of villagers and businesses can still pursue claims through the High Court Read more »
South Africa: Court Finds JSC Judge Recommendation Unlawful
Appeal court says the Judicial Service Commission failed to properly consider advocate Johannes Hendriks Roelofse's temperament and undisclosed debts Read more »
July 07
South Africa: Last Immigrant Families Leave From Cape Town Repatriation Site
Hundreds more immigrants left from Cape Town on buses, leaving the repatriation site in Epping empty by Monday night. Read more »
South Africa: Refugees in Durban Say They Have Nowhere to Go
About 400 legally documented refugees have camped outside Durban's Refugee Reception Centre for a month, fleeing threats of violence Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court Stops Deportation of Asylum Seekers
Asylum seekers without transit visas may not be deported, apex court rules Read more »
South Africa: Ploughing Into Debt - MPs Probe Farm Worker Equity Schemes
"These schemes have left a legacy of exclusion, impoverishment and a lack of institutional accountability" Read more »
South Africa: Ekhurhuleni Man Desperate After Immigrant Wife Disappears
Ernest Mahlangu was beaten by a mob and his wife arrested by police on 30 June Read more »
South Africa: Military Veteran Still Waiting for Pension Four Years After Court Victory
Defence department owes former APLA member nearly R1-million as it continues trying to overturn a judgment ordering it to pay his pension Read more »
South Africa: Public Protector Tells City of Cape Town to Fix Services At Langa Flats and Khayelitsha
Constitutional obligations were not met, investigation finds Read more »
July 06
South Africa: Police Seen Assisting Limpopo Residents to Round Up and Evict Immigrants
About 200 people were taken to the Louis Trichardt showgrounds on Sunday Read more »
South Africa: Clothing Factory Owners Warn of Collapse As Immigrant Workers Leave
Factories in KwaZulu-Natal are closing as xenophobia reaches fever pitch Read more »
South Africa: Police Torture Case Postponed for State to Get an Interpreter
A man who was beaten on CCTV by police has had to travel to a Cape Town court from the Eastern Cape each time at his own expense Read more »
