South Africa: Homegrown Bicycle Delivery Service Creates Jobs for Youth in Langa

Groceries and takeaways are delivered where big companies don't reach Read more »

South Africa: Outrage As Cape Town Rubbish Removal Company Fails to Pay Workers

City of Cape Town says it will strengthen checks and balances when appointing contractors in the future Read more »

South Africa: Child Support Grant Cannot Feed a Child

Cost of meeting a child's nutritional needs exceeds R560 grant Read more »

South Africa: Court Green-Lights Eviction of Over 1,800 Ballito Residents

But KwaDukuza Municipality must satisfy the court it has a plan to relocate them with services Read more »

South Africa: Janitors Employed to Clean Toilets Have to Buy Their Own Water to Do It

Company contracted to City of Cape Town does not provide water to cleaners, in a settlement which has none Read more »

South Africa: Special Schools in Kwazulu-Natal to Stay Closed

Parents demand buses, more staff and a hostel Read more »

Lesotho: Call to Scrap Passports Between Lesotho and SA

Lesotho's opposition Basotho Action Party has launched a campaign to ease cross-border travel using national identity cards Read more »

South Africa: Puppets Charm Adults With Disabilities

Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled hosted a puppet show in Stellenbosch Read more »

South Africa: Arts Festivals Call for Clarity On Funding

Long-standing arts festivals that provide thousands of jobs have received no funds this year from the arts and culture department Read more »

Lesotho: Former Leaders of Lesotho Women's Rights Organisation Accused of Corruption

Two senior office-bearers of Women and Law are accused of misappropriating R5.6-million in donor funds Read more »

South Africa: Fight Over Tourism Development in the Cederberg

Trekkloof farm owner Anton Kok started building without plans or environmental authorisation Read more »

South Africa: Over 100 Houses Illegally Occupied in Stalled Nyanga Project

Contractor problems, the covid pandemic, extortion attempts, vandalism and illegal occupations have delayed the housing project Read more »

South Africa: Closing Arguments in Judge Mbenenge Sexual Harassment Tribunal

Lawyer says this case will likely determine whether other women with legitimate claims will come forward, but tribunal chair disagrees Read more »

South Africa: MPs Call for Heads to Roll At Fort Hare

Vice Chancellor Sakhele Buhlungu has not properly explained why a man facing corruption allegations was promoted Read more »

South Africa: Somerset West Taxi Route Opened, but Dispute Is Not Over

Rival taxi associations still disagree over route from Khayelitsha to Somerset West Read more »

South Africa: Raw Sewage Forces Khayelitsha Families to Abandon Shacks

A blockage in the main sewer line has caused manholes to overflow Read more »

South Africa: Death Toll Rises From Makhado Bus Crash

Relatives gather to identify the bodies of the dead Read more »

Lesotho: Hundreds of Jobs At Stake At Lesotho Diamond Mine

25% state-owned Kao Mine could shut down "within weeks" Read more »

South Africa: Contract Workers March in Joburg Demanding Permanent Jobs

Expanded Public Works Programme employees march to Premier's office Read more »

South Africa: Music Icon Vusi 'The Voice' Mahlasela Shares His Story On Stage

"When you are on stage, it is like you are in a different world." Read more »

South Africa: KZN Municipality Battles Skills Shortage As Water Infrastructure Collapses

Stalled water projects mean conditional grants cannot be released Read more »

Zambia: Guns, Gangs and Gold - the Battle for Zambia's Riches

Social media posts have triggered a rush of gold diggers Read more »

South Africa: School Children March for Better Policing After Taxi Driver Allegedly Rapes Girl

Tsomo, Eastern Cape, reportedly has only two police vans for the town and 57 villages Read more »

Zimbabwe: How Zimbabwe Is Suppressing Journalism

Following arrests and draconian legislation, editors are self-censoring to protect their organisations Read more »

South Africa: Claims of Political Links to Paul Mashatile Are Just 'Gossip', Winning Lottery Bidder Says

Losing bidder Ithuba Lottery is trying to create "an atmosphere of wrongdoing", says Sizekhaya Read more »