South Africa: Stadium in Ekurhuleni Unused for Seven Years

Alra Park's swimming pool is not operational either Read more »

South Africa: Calls for Nestlé to Remove Sugar From Baby Foods

Swiss investigative outlet claims Nestlé is misrepresenting sugar content Read more »

South Africa: Quick Explainer - the New Inflation Target

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has announced a new inflation target of 3% a year. What does this mean and why does it matter? Read more »

South Africa: UCT Astronomer's Photo of Neutron Star Makes Headlines

Kelebogile Gasealahwe's work could shed light on jets emitted by these stars Read more »

South Africa: Lawns Outside Cape Town Manor Lit Up for Unmute ArtsAbility Festival

The three-day festival aimed to create awareness about people with disabilities in the arts sector Read more »

South Africa: Operation Dudula Blocks Access to Clinics, Violating Court Order

Witness testimony plus a visit by GroundUp to clinics confirms this. Clinic security guards are also blocking access to immigrants. Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho to Release Hundreds of Prisoners to Reduce Overcrowding

The government says it is busy implementing recommendations made 22 years ago by the Judge White Commission into prison conditions Read more »

South Africa: Durban Residents Demand Tap Water and an End to Water Tankers

People in Ngoqokazi and Amatikwe, near Inanda, have been without running water since 2017 Read more »

South Africa: Orange Farm's Crime Fighting Patrollers

Community members have lauded efforts by the crime patrollers to make their streets safer, with over 400 people already part of the initiative Read more »

South Africa: R22-Million Limpopo Sports Complex Stands Unused

Makhuvha Sports Complex outside Thohoyandou has been left to ruin Read more »

Lesotho: Court Orders Lesotho Dams Authority to Pay 600 Villagers Compensation

Villagers in Bobete lost access to riverine resources since the Katse Dam was built Read more »

South Africa: Wynberg Main Road - a Safe Haven for Immigrant Families

People from the diaspora call this old part of Cape Town home Read more »

South Africa: Violence Against Women - More Cases Are Being Reported to Police

Women might be more likely to report cases than before, or violence is actually increasing. Read more »

South Africa: GBV Victims Travel Nearly 200km to Reach Nearest State Shelter

A local resident has now turned her own four-room home into a safehouse for many women in Beaufort West who have nowhere to go Read more »

South Africa: Sassa Expects to Save R341-Million By Tightening Screenings

Treasury has added new conditions to improve the monitoring of grants Read more »

South Africa: Extortion Gangs Terrorise Cape Town's Immigrant Shop Owners

Vigilantism on the rise as people accuse the police of failing them Read more »

South Africa: Parliament Takes Social Housing Regulator to Task Over Stalled Projects

Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed Read more »

South Africa: Artists and Activists Take Over Joburg Skyline Ahead of G20 Summit

They projected a series of illustrations, demanding urgent action on the global debt crisis and climate accountability Read more »

South Africa: Writing Exams in Leaking Classrooms With No Electricity

The education department says it will appoint a contractor to renovate H S Phillips Secondary in Limpopo in April 2027 Read more »

South Africa: Criminal Courts in Cape Town Are Near to Collapse

We need a total revamp of the criminal justice system Read more »

South Africa: Unfenced Army Base Outside Makhanda Claims Another Life

At least six people have been killed or injured by explosives from the largely unfenced 6 SA Infantry Battalion training area Read more »

Lesotho: U.S. and Lesotho Strike 5-Year Health Funding Pact

Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the nation's health system Read more »

South Africa: How a Group of Landowners Brought the Agulhas Plain Back to Life

The Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area was established in 2008 Read more »

South Africa: Child Literacy - We Can Change How the Story Ends

The Funda Uphumelele National Survey shows us what must be done Read more »

South Africa: Unsentenced Detainees Spending Years in Prison

New legal amendments seek to address prison overcrowding crisis Read more »