South Africa: Bo-Kaap Residents Call for Airbnb to Be Regulated

Long-standing residents say they are being pushed out by short-term rentals Read more »

South Africa: Bid to Evict District Six Pensioner Dismissed

Court rules an eviction would be unjust given Noor-Banu Allie's age, limited income and deep ties to District Six Read more »

South Africa: Inner City Cape Town - No Room for Locals

Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city Read more »

South Africa: We're Taking Government to Court for Failing to Provide Clean Water

Eastern Cape municipalities fail to realise Section 27 of the Constitution Read more »

South Africa: MPs Condemn Unsafe Living Conditions At Occupied Cape Town Building

Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017 Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds of Incomplete Homes Stand Empty in Kwazulu-Natal Housing Project

Provincial government has spent more than R101-million Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Needs Rent Control. Here Are Six Ways We Could Do It

Renting a home close to the city has become unaffordable even for many middle-class households Read more »

South Africa: Millions in Jozi FM Lottery Grants Have Gone Missing

Board chair of holding company says funds were spent on documentaries, but the station CEO says there is no proper accounting for the money Read more »

South Africa: Why Magistrates Are Protesting

Judicial Officers Association of South Africa complains of "economic abuse" Read more »

South Africa: All They Ask Is Access to Books - South Africa Is Failing the Blind

South Africa has still not ratified the Marrakesh Treaty it adopted in 2013 Read more »

South Africa: Pensioners Forced to Make Repeat Trips to Apply for Old Age Grants

To deal with the high demand in Bellville, SASSA will operate until 6pm Read more »

South Africa: When Giving Evidence in Court Could Cost You Your Life

Witnesses tell stories of intimidation and threats Read more »

South Africa: How South Africa's Job Market Has Changed

There are 2.6-million more jobs than in 2008, but 10.4-million more people who need them Read more »

Africa: How Common Are Same-Sex Unions in South Africa? We Found Out

Our data repudiate the idea that same-sex relationships are a reflection of modernity or a Western cultural import Read more »

South Africa: 'I Can Run, I Feel Free' - How Government-Funded Hormones Changed Lilita Singata's Life

Gender-affirming healthcare can be life-saving, but access is limited Read more »

South Africa: Chief Justice's Office Publishes 'Gag' Order

A "gagging" court order against Open Secrets -- under which the organisation claimed it could not reveal any details of the dispute or even which judge or which court heard the… Read more »

South Africa: Government Slammed for Failed Farm Ownership Plans

Parliament asked to investigate worker equity schemes Read more »

South Africa: Women in Informal Settlements Are Often Silenced

They are systematically excluded from participating in local political life Read more »

South Africa: At This Limpopo Clinic, Nurses Have to Fetch Water in Buckets

Midoroni clinic has not had running water for over two years Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Community Left in Ruins By Highway Project

The road, built by a Chinese company, has improved access to Qacha's Nek but also caused damage and displacement Read more »

South Africa: Workers Shut Down Cape Town Construction Project Over Unpaid Wages

Security guards have been protesting outside a project to build pavements in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha since Monday Read more »

South Africa: Homeless Shelter's Dance Show Ends With a Standing Ovation

The Haven's Dignity in Motion showcases ballroom dancing by people living at its shelters Read more »

South Africa: Promises, Promises but Still No School

Willowvale families have been waiting for their new school since 2018 Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Sheds Textile Jobs Amidst U.S. Trade Uncertainty

Hippo Knitting has laid off 295 workers and plans to retrench another 420 in January Read more »

South Africa: Transgender Prisoner Wins Right to Hormone Therapy

The court found the Department of Correctional Services had violated her rights by refusing hormonal treatment as "cosmetic medication" Read more »