April 14, 2023
South Africa: From Shack to Stage - Dunoon Playwright Scoops Awards
Play by Ayanda ka Nobakabona from Zwelitsha informal settlement in Cape Town wins awards Read more »
South Africa: Why We Investigated the Thabo Bester Story
This was a a story that was both immensely interesting and of immense public interest Read more »
South Africa: Lack of Funds Forces Philippi Vegetable Soup Kitchen to Cut Down On Meals
Food for Life South Africa distributes plant-based meals over weekends across the Cape Flats and parts of the Western Cape Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Ministers and Officials Scramble to Answer MPs' Questions
"I did everything I was supposed to do" says Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola Read more »
South Africa: People Occupying Observatory Site Reject City of Cape Town's Housing Offers
They argue that the sites in Philippi, Mfuleni and the Culemborg Safe Space are not reasonable housing options Read more »
South Africa: Recaptured Thabo Bester Returns to the Courtroom
Bester charged with escaping from Mangaung prison Read more »
April 13, 2023
South Africa: Zimbabwean Exemption Permit - Minister Acted Outside His Powers, Court Told
"We are sleepwalking into a catastrophe", says lawyer for Zimbabwe Immigrants Forum Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana Back in South Africa - and Behind Bars
Magudumana charged with murder and violation of bodies Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape Learners Stuck at Home Without School Transport
Department says it does not know how many learners need transport Read more »
South Africa: Lottery-Funded Soweto 'Sports Complex' Is Just a Dumpsite
The National Lotteries Commission is trying to get back R6-million awarded to the Motheo Sports and Entertainment Foundation Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Saga - MPs From All Parties Grill Private Prison Company G4S
Private prison company claims it cooperated with state's investigation Read more »
South Africa: Nandipha Magudumana Appears in Court for First Time
Bail application postponed until 17 April after Thabo Bester's lover and alleged accomplice returned to South Africa Read more »
South Africa: Witness in Case of Officer Accused of Murder of Homeless Man Fails to Come to Court
Dumisani Joxo died in January 2022 after he was shot during an altercation in Rondebosch Read more »
South Africa: Social Justice Coalition Fraud Case Postponed Again
Accused Xolani Klaas to appear in court next month Read more »
April 12, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town's Water Crisis Worsened By the Rich, Study Finds
Wealthy households use more than half the city's water, say authors of article published in leading scientific journal Read more »
South Africa: Ending of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit System Does Not Take Away Rights, Court Told
"Government is free to change the policy" Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Protesters Demand Urgent Mobile Toilets for Schools With Pit Latrines
One school has three pit toilets for 400 learners Read more »
South Africa: Apartheid Labour Tenants Wait Their Whole Lives for Land Rights - but There Are Signs of Hope
Activists say the appointment of a Special Master of the Land Claims Court should speed up the process Read more »
South Africa: Indigenous Plant Nursery Run By Homeless People Brings New Life to Vacant Land in Claremont
Ten formerly homeless people have been employed by the project through the U-turn Homeless Service Centre Read more »
South Africa: Government Knew Thabo Bester Had Escaped, but Did Nothing - Timeline
Authorities dragged their feet investigating the matter, documents tabled before Parliament reveal Read more »
April 11, 2023
South Africa: Home Affairs' Decision to Terminate Zimbabwe Exemption Permit System Slammed in Court
The Foundation is among several groups in court challenging the decision by Minister Aaron Motsoaledi Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Prison Break - Two Men in Court, Charged With Murder
Former prison warder and father of Bester's partner remanded in custody Read more »
South Africa: You Have Until 8 May to Comment On Cape Town's New Homeless Plan
The City plans to open a new 300-bed Safe Space facility in Green Point Read more »
South Africa: 66,000 Learners in Limpopo Schools Are Still Using Pit Latrines
But the numbers are falling at last Read more »
South Africa: A Year After the Floods, the Gumbi Family Are Still Hoping to Find the Bodies of Their Children
"We have accepted that they are gone," says member of Durban family Read more »