South Africa: Teachers' March Disrupts Schooling in Free State

Hundreds of SADTU members marched to the Thabo Mofutsanyana education offices to demand that the district director step down Read more »

South Africa: Khayelitsha Residents Protest Removal of Illegal Connections By Eskom

Residents of New Monwabisi Park want their illegal connections temporarily formalised while they await electrification Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Council Approves Social Housing At 'Fruit and Veg' Site

237 social housing units are planned Read more »

South Africa: Strike At Australian-Owned Plant in Boksburg

Workers want to be recognised as permanent staff Read more »

South Africa: Security Guards Say They Were Fired for Joining Unions

Striking guards block offices in Cofimvaba Read more »

South Africa: Calls for Parks Tau to Ban Coal Exports to Israel

South Africa is "fueling genocide", protesters claim Read more »

South Africa: Dust Settles After Maponya Mall Taxi Violence

Taxis and e-hailing drivers are operating peacefully for now Read more »

South Africa: World-Famous Soweto Music School Faces Funding Crisis

Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble may not survive past February next year Read more »

South Africa: Violent Crime On Table Mountain Is Increasing, Volunteers Warn

But SANParks says figures are stable Read more »

South Africa: Gqeberha Protesters Block Busy Road, Demanding Better Land

Residents of Nomakanjani informal settlement say they were promised they'd be moved Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Municipality Fails to Deal With Officials Fingered in Corruption Scandal

Criminal case opened against the Greater Letaba Municipality for "missing" R1.3-million Read more »

South Africa: Vicious Dogs Can Be Impounded, Court Rules

Theewaterskloof Municipality wins appeal to impound three dogs that attacked visitors on private property in Caledon Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Wants National Government to Save Its Disability Transport Service

But the Department of Social Development denies receiving such a request Read more »

South Africa: 'We Can See the Way Children Are Treated By the Way They Treat Their Dogs'

Funda Nenja runs a dog training programme that offers veterinary care as well as social work Read more »

Lesotho: Pair Charged With Multi-Million Rand Fraud in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Moeketsi Victor Williams and business partner Mabohlokoa Itumeleng Chaka allegedly siphoned off R4.5-million from one of the contracting companies Read more »

South Africa: Kariega Residents March for Better Policing

"Protection fees are demanded from our children by other learners at schools, and they end up dropping out." Read more »

South Africa: Former Lottery Board Member Ordered to Pay Back R21-Million in Stolen Grant Funds

Money meant for good causes was used for personal gain Read more »

South Africa: Climate Protesters Demand Reparations From Standard Bank for Fossil Fuel Investments

They also want TotalEnergies to stop further fossil fuel extraction in Africa Read more »

South Africa: 'Our Children Are Bullied Because They Smell' - Erratic Water Supply in Polokwane Despite Millions Spent

Municipality blames vandalism of boreholes Read more »

Zambia: Child Miners Risk Death in Zambia's Copper Pits

Police rescued 38 children from Sensele Mine in July Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Health Minister Says His Country Must Be Less Reliant On SA and 'Stop Being Beggars'

This comes after an outcry that Basotho nationals are denied medical care in South Africa Read more »

South Africa: Three Contractors and R125-Million Later, Still No Water for Eastern Cape Villages

The Ngqamakwe water scheme in Tsomo was meant to be completed in 2022 Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Journalists Protest Against Israel for Killing Palestinian Reporters

"There is nothing random about what Israel is doing," says Palestinian journalist Read more »

South Africa: School Children Help Repair Granny's Flood-Damaged Home

Dozens of families affected by floods in January are still without shelter. The KZN human settlements department fails to answer our questions Read more »

South Africa: South African Journalists Condemn Murder of Colleagues in Gaza

Israel has killed 184 Palestinian journalists since 7 October 2023. 26 are believed to have been deliberately targeted. Read more »