August 29, 2025
South Africa: Give Us Each a Hectare of Land, Say Women Farm Workers
Farm workers who produce the country's food often go hungry, says Women on Farms Project Read more »
August 28, 2025
South Africa: Gauteng Early Childhood Development Educators Protest Over Funding Crisis
Premier Lesufi urged to intervene Read more »
South Africa: Sassa Assures Parliament Grants Will Be Paid When Postbank Contract Ends
The service agreement between SASSA and Postbank ends on 30 September Read more »
South Africa: Kraaifontein Residents Protest About Living Conditions
Lists of demands handed over to City of Cape Town, Western Cape health department and SAPS Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Stadium Still Unfinished After Ten Years
R30-million has already been spent Read more »
South Africa: Grant Beneficiaries Claim They Were Signed Up for Funeral Policies Without Their Permission
SASSA's system allows insurance companies to make deductions from social grantsOld-age grant beneficiaries say amounts of between R100 and R280 are being deducted from their social… Read more »
August 27, 2025
South Africa: Commuters Stranded in Somerset West Amid Deadly Taxi Violence
At least five people dead as tensions between CATA and CODETA boil over Read more »
South Africa: Fed-Up With Unresponsive Officials, Gqeberha Protesters Torch Trucks
Second day of protests by shack dwellers in Westville Read more »
South Africa: Gqeberha Protesters Torch Bus, Stone Truck, Demanding Electricity
Separate protests erupt in Westville and Bayland Read more »
South Africa: A Decade and Millions of Rands Later, Eastern Cape Community Centre Still Incomplete
Tsomo multi-purpose facility was meant to take nine months to build Read more »
South Africa: Green Scorpions Target Controversial Garden Route Motocross Track
Owner of the Harper's Creek motocross track near Harkerville Forest must repair the damage to vegetation Read more »
South Africa: Sassa to Bring in Biometrics for All Social Grant Applications From September
The plan is to curb fraud and speed up processes Read more »
August 26, 2025
South Africa: Cape Cultural Collective Aims to Promote Diversity in the Arts
Standing ovation closes Women's Month event Read more »
South Africa: Treasury Defends Award of Tender for 'Untested and Unsafe' Circumcision Device
Unicirc claims the device from winning bidder CircumQ is untested Read more »
South Africa: Tshwane Reduces Water Truck Deliveries to Informal Settlements
Water will now only be supplied on four days of the week Read more »
South Africa: Informal Settlement Residents Destroy Sewage Pump Station
They threaten to prevent repairs to the station until their electricity is restored Read more »
South Africa: Medical Parole System Is Failing Dying Prisoners
Terminally ill inmates have died behind bars because the parole process is cumbersome, expensive and inconsistent between prisons Read more »
South Africa: Municipalities Are Ruining Hartbeespoort Dam
Pollution and sewage are harming the aquatic environment Read more »
August 25, 2025
South Africa: Disability Organisations Protest Against Dial-a-Ride Cuts
City of Cape Town says it has to introduce cuts due to budget constraints Read more »
South Africa: National Dialogue - Let's Listen to Young People, Not to the Political Elite
A view from the National Convention Read more »
South Africa: Medical Refrigeration Vehicle Found Transporting Cement
Lesotho health ministry has suspended the driver Read more »
South Africa: Contractor Speaks Out On Makana Pump Supply Debacle
Municipality bungled a tender then scapegoated a director in an unfair dismissal Read more »
South Africa: Concourt Clarifies Pension Beneficiary Rules
End to decade-long legal dispute finally in sight Read more »
South Africa: R1-Billion Limpopo Water Project Stalled, Leaving Villagers in the Lurch
Mametja-Sekororo Bulk Water Project was launched in 2007 Read more »
August 22, 2025
Lesotho: Lesotho's Outdated Laws Fail to Protect Threatened Plant Species
Maximum fine of R200 hasn't been updated since 1967 Read more »
