South Africa: Durban Police Brutality Case Heads to Trial After Years of Delays

The trial of 14 SAPS officers for the death-in-custody of Regan Naidoo in 2018 has been set down for June 2025 Read more »

South Africa: Why Wage Inequality Matters

New legislation empowers shareholders to limit outrageous CEO remuneration Read more »

South Africa: Eviction Looms for Victims of Traditional Leader's Land Scam

"Christmas is coming. I don't want to be homeless" Read more »

South Africa: Learners Pay R150 to Fill Water Tanks At Overcrowded, Dilapidated Limpopo School

There are two boreholes at Kutsakeni Primary, but staff say they dried up in 2021 Read more »

South Africa: Thousands of Khayelitsha Families Use Filthy Toilets or an Open Field

Over 3,000 families in Silver Town, Khayelitsha, have been forced to either use filthy, damaged toilets or relieve themselves in a field. Blowy, Sikalekhekhe and Marikana informal… Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Targets Immigrant-Owned Spaza Shops

"These are politically motivated actions against us. There are many more pressing issues facing this city." Read more »

South Africa: Suspended Lotteries Company Secretary Loses Again in Court

Nompumelo Nene is facing disciplinary proceedings and has launched several applications in an attempt to stop them Read more »

South Africa: John Hlophe's Meddling in Eviction Matter Slammed By Appeal Court

The Supreme Court of Appeal has found that the former judge's inappropriate interventions resulted in a flawed judgment Read more »

South Africa: 300 Families From Rabie Ridge Go to Court to Fight Eviction

The City of Johannesburg says the land occupation is stopping a housing development Read more »

South Africa: These Matriculants Have Been Waiting for Their Matric Certificates for Three Years

The education department says there's only one SETA official assisting all nine provinces Read more »

South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal Education Department Fails to Pay Crèches

The department confirmed there is a grant backlog but declined to give details Read more »

South Africa: Srd R370 Grant Beneficiaries Approved in October Still Waiting for Payment

SASSA says delays are due to additional fraud checks Read more »

South Africa: Chaos As Joburg Water Tries to Remove Illegal Connections

Residents of Phumla Mqashi informal settlement chase away technicians Read more »

South Africa: Patients Lie On the Floor At Uitenhage Hospital

Health department acknowledges there is pressure on available beds Read more »

South Africa: How People in Namaqualand Are Keeping the Nama Language Alive

A radio station and a school teaching Nama hope to stop the language from going extinct Read more »

South Africa: Turner Adams's Tattooed Body Told More Than One Story

Former Lavender Hill gangster died on 29 October Read more »

South Africa: Mother of Three Dies in Cape Town Shack Fire

A fire has claimed the life of a mother of three, Sehlelo Ndlovu, in Marikana informal settlement in Philippi, Cape Town, over the weekend. A couple were also taken to hospital… Read more »

South Africa: Eldorado Park Residents Storm Out of City of Johannesburg Meeting

Dozens of residents of Eldorado Park and Kliptown stormed out of a planning meeting with City of Johannesburg officials at the weekend, demanding housing. Read more »

South Africa: Illegal Electricity Cables 'A Huge Risk' to Cape Town Hospital

Patients and staff at Khayelitsha Community Health Centre in Cape Town are at risk from electricity cables running to shacks nearby. Read more »

South Africa: Former Lottery Executive Fired After Disciplinary Hearing

A former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) chief operating officer, who faced internal charges involving two dodgy multimillion-rand lottery grants, has been summarily dismissed. Read more »

South Africa: Lebanese Community Protests Outside Israeli Embassy

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Pretoria on Saturday demanding that the South African government cut all diplomatic and economic ties with Israel. Read more »

South Africa: Ian Blose Was Suspended As an Attorney in 2022. Yet He Is Still a Practising Magistrate

He was also charged in the 2010 "Amigos" corruption case Read more »

South Africa: Storm Damaged Kariega Bridge Could Take Two Years to Repair, Says Mayor

Two bridges linking KwaNobuhle to the town were badly damaged by floods in June and October Read more »

South Africa: Sassa Gold Cards Will Remain Valid, Says Postbank, As Deadline Looms

Replacement with the new Postbank Black Card has begun in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Cape and North West Read more »

South Africa: Eastern Cape Villagers Fund Their Own Water Supply

They say Alfred Nzo District Municipality has failed them Read more »