October 17, 2025
South Africa: Zoning Problem Forces Cape Town School to Close
Parents with children at Otters' Creek Junior are scrambling to find space at other special needs schools Read more »
October 16, 2025
South Africa: Let Them Eat Kreef!
New season's crayfish catch allocation is up almost 60% Read more »
South Africa: Free State Protesters Demand Action On Crime
March in Bohlokong to hand over memorandum to police and department of justice Read more »
South Africa: Police Nyala Torched During Cape Town Electricity Protest
"We burned tyres to get this land, water and toilets. We will now burn tyres to get electricity" says Khayelitsha protester Read more »
South Africa: Lottery Commits R124-Million to Fight HIV and TB
Funding intended to help fill gap left by withdrawal of US funds Read more »
South Africa: Special Schools Closed in Kwazulu-Natal After Education Department Fails to Pay Subsidies
76 schools closed by parents and the South African National Association for Special School Education (SANASE) Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Pensioners Take Part in Gugulethu Sports Tournament
The event brought together senior clubs from across the Cape Flats Read more »
South Africa: Land Spat Highlights Tension Between Traditional and Formal Law
It's often unclear who owns land in traditional communities -- the individual or the traditional authority Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Stadium Project Soaks Up Time and Money
"Why are you investigating our stadium?" asks spokesperson Read more »
October 15, 2025
South Africa: Pepfar Cuts Leave Clinics Short of Staff
Survey finds longer waiting times for ARVs Read more »
South Africa: Unemployed Young People Protest in Nigel, Demanding Jobs
"We also want to work" Read more »
South Africa: Lottery Bidder's Connections to Paul Mashatile Being Probed, Says Minister Tau
Sizekhaya consortium has links to Mashatile, says Ithuba Lottery Read more »
South Africa: Tardy Judges Late On Hundreds of Judgments
Some judgments have been outstanding for four years Read more »
South Africa: Law Clinics Flooded As Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers From the System
Refugee offices are still not processing new applications unless immigrants have a transit visa, despite a court ruling that this is unconstitutional Read more »
October 14, 2025
South Africa: Buildings Torched During University of the Free State Protests
Students angry at changes to registration system Read more »
South Africa: Magistrates Protest Outside Court, Demanding Higher Wages
Magistrates are under-recognised and under-paid, says former Constitutional Court judge Edwin Cameron Read more »
South Africa: Judge Hands Down Ruling Three Years Late
For most of that time there was no record of it in the official report that tracks late judgments Read more »
South Africa: Teenager Supports Her Family Using an E-Bike
Green Riders, a last-mile delivery company, aims to create over 50,000 jobs for unemployed youth Read more »
October 13, 2025
South Africa: Eviction Case for Hundreds of Refugees to Be Heard in April
Government has spent millions on Wingfield and Paint City camps since 2020 Read more »
South Africa: Hanover Park Residents Threaten Gangsters Outside Their Homes
"Tell your people, the children that are being shot ... it must come to an end" Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of People to Be Evicted From Land Owned By Shoprite
"We don't want to be thrown into the street like dogs" says Mfuleni community leader Andiswa Nkohla Read more »
South Africa: In Northern Kwazulu-Natal, Villagers Have to Fix Their Own Roads and Drains
They can't wait for the government to prepare for the next rainy season Read more »
October 10, 2025
South Africa: Historic Fort Hare Buildings Torched During Student Protests
They are demanding the immediate resignation of Vice Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu Read more »
South Africa: Pharmacists Can Treat People With HIV, Appeal Court Rules
"Legitimate and compelling public interests" to allow pharmacists to initiate antiretroviral treatment, says judge Read more »
Africa: How the Size of South Africa's Police Force Compares to Other Countries
The country has a growing shortage of detectives Read more »
GroundUp (Cape Town)
A community journalist project reporting from South Africa's townships, mostly on health.
Website: http://www.groundup.org.za
