July 12, 2023
South Africa: Refugees Face 'No Hope' Service From Home Affairs
Dozens queue, but the reception office in Gqeberha only serves 15 asylum seekers a day Read more »
South Africa: Public Protector Probes Government's 2022 Flood Relief Efforts
Auditor-General recently revealed that KwaZulu-Natal only spent R251-million of the R5.8-billion budget allocated in the aftermath of the 2022 floods Read more »
South Africa: KZN Health Department Fires Hospital Security Company
Guards downed tools because they have not yet been paid for June Read more »
July 11, 2023
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - State Expects to Call About 18 Witnesses
Another accused is granted bail of R10,000 Read more »
South Africa: Teenagers March in Kariega for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
Partners in Sexual Health director says while government has made some progress, the challenge is in the implementation of its policies Read more »
South Africa: DNA Bungling Delays Justice for Family of Slain Mother
"Three years later, the suspect is roaming outside" Read more »
South Africa: Burned Toddler - Woman to Appear in Court On Friday
More than 1,000 people protest in Langa after assault on four-year-old Read more »
July 10, 2023
South Africa: Philippi Man Couldn't Save His 6-Year-Old Niece From Burning Shack
Oyama Meje and two adults died on Sunday night in Phola Park informal settlement fire Read more »
South Africa: Two Die in Khayelitsha Shack Fire
Victims of Blowy informal settlement fire were meant to have been relocated Read more »
South Africa: Young Roller Skaters Bring Joy to Hammanskraal
About 30 skaters wowed audiences at "An African Celebration on Wheels" on the weekend Read more »
South Africa: Immigrants in Diepsloot Say They Are Scapegoats for Crime
Complaints of police harassment Read more »
July 07, 2023
South Africa: Taps Run Dry in Madibeng Village Once Again
Hundreds of Itireleng village residents depend on one communal tank for water Read more »
South Africa: Chef's Warehouse Waitress Fired for Not Pooling R150 Tip
Johannesburg Labour Court has upheld a CCMA ruling that her dismissal was fair and correct Read more »
July 06, 2023
South Africa: Cosatu Leader Tells Govt to Listen to Union Demands or Face the Results At the 2024 Polls
Union members march in cities across the country on Thursday Read more »
South Africa: Dunoon Residents Battle Blaze From Their Shack Roofs
Fire destroys 50 homes, leaving families in the biting cold Read more »
South Africa: Parliamentary Committee Furious Families Still Not Moved Off Cape Town Railway Tracks
SCOPA chair tells authorities to "shape up or ship out" Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Saga - Bail Granted to Three More Accused
Judge rules they are not a flight risk and unlikely to interfere with witnesses Read more »
South Africa: Police Open Murder Case After Man Shot During Cape Town Protest
SAPS says the shooting was not related to a protest by shack dwellers from Taiwan settlement in Khayelitsha Read more »
South Africa: Emfuleni Municipality Collected 90% of Electricity Bills but Failed to Pay Eskom
Emfuleni owes Eskom R3.5-billion and must now hand over its electricity business to the power utility, Pretoria High Court orders Read more »
July 05, 2023
South Africa: City of Tshwane Probes Illegal Suburb
Leeuwfontein has been developed without subdivision or approval by local authorities. Now residents want services Read more »
South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal Tornado Victims Hoping for Rapid Help
Some Inanda families lost all their possessions and their homes Read more »
South Africa: Safe Space for Homeless People in Green Point One Step Closer
Planning tribunal gives the go-ahead Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town's Central Line Will Be Fully Operational Before the End of March 2024, Says Prasa
Relocation of people living along the track is still a challenge Read more »
July 04, 2023
South Africa: University of Cape Town Should Not Host Anti-Gay Professor
Patrick Lumumba's statements perpetuate lies about same-sex relationships in African history Read more »
South Africa: Mining Companies Eye the Last Unspoilt Strip of the Western Cape's West Coast #AfricaClimateCrisis
Concerns over cumulative impact of new prospecting Read more »