August 25
South Africa: Fired for Being Foreign - How Employers Gave in to March and March Threats
The Casual Workers Advice Office has recorded a sharp rise in reports of xenophobic labour practices in Gauteng Read more »
South Africa: R233-Million Spent On Buses for Fleeing Immigrants
About 100,000 people have left South Africa since June Read more »
South Africa: Judges Grill Treasury On SRD Grant
SCA judge questions whether "people without the means to even buy a cellphone" should have to apply online Read more »
South Africa: Parents Close Cape Town School for Three Days Because of Sewage Leak
Education department says it will be fixed by Wednesday Read more »
South Africa: Readers' Donations Get Church Band Going Again
Instruments worth R100,000 were stolen from the Samora Machel band and sold for scrap Read more »
August 24
South Africa: World's Largest Research Funder Lifts Ban On South Africa
Many clinical trials were halted, and many researchers were retrenched when the NIH stopped funding Read more »
South Africa: University Official Must Pay Back R18m After Taking Student Housing Bribes
Labour Court finds Andries Helani accepted more than R3.2-million in payments linked to private student accommodation providers Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho, SA Courts Freeze Assets in M700m Clothing Industry Fraud Case
Appeals have delayed the implementation of two forfeiture judgments handed down in May Read more »
South Africa: Artists Tell Stories of Heritage and Migration Using Surprising Materials
Matereality V2 opens at the Iziko South African National Gallery on Monday Read more »
August 21
South Africa: 28 Years Later, Thousands of Land Claims Are Still Outstanding
It could take another 15 years to settle outstanding claims lodged by 1998 Read more »
South Africa: Home or Hospice - the Debate Over the Closure of St Luke's Inpatient Unit
While most people prefer to die at home, a minority desperately need specialist care that can only be provided in an institution Read more »
August 20
South Africa: Families Live With Rubbish and Rats in Joburg Stadium
Hundreds of people have been stuck for years in "temporary" accommodation Read more »
South Africa: We're Not Criminals, Say Transnet Land Occupiers
Housing activists Ndifuna Ukwazi head to court try to stay the eviction of more than 160 people by 30 September Read more »
South Africa: How Much Did Judges Really Spend On Their Durban Conference?
Travel agency quoted the Office of the Chief Justice R9,000 for return plane tickets from Johannesburg to Durban Read more »
August 19
South Africa: Mass Sardine Die-Off - New Threat to African Penguins?
Researchers say it's too early to draw firm conclusions Read more »
South Africa: 'They Failed Us' - Gang Violence Victims Demand Justice From Parliament
Families told a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday how their loved ones were killed in gang violence Read more »
South Africa: CPUT Students Defy Order to Leave Residences
Only a few students have left their residences after university gave them 24-hours to leave Read more »
South Africa: Government Admits It Unlawfully Withheld Billions From Schools
Withholding billions of rands from public schools was unconstitutional, but the schools won't get the money back Read more »
South Africa: Sugar Workers Down Tools
Tongaat Hulett workers demand a 13% wage increase Read more »
South Africa: Life in Tulbagh Depends On Its Canning Factory. Now It's Shutting Down
Thousands of jobs are at stake Read more »
August 18
South Africa: More Than 2.5-Million Succulents Seized From Poachers
But this is probably less than a quarter of the illegal trade, CapeNature says Read more »
South Africa: Thousands of Students Told to Leave Cape Town Residences
This follows days of protests at Cape Peninsula University of Technology Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape Protesters Win Fight Against Municipal Manager
Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality manager Khathutshelo Mulaudzi faces allegations of mismanagement Read more »
August 17
South Africa: Decriminalise Sex Work Bill Back in Parliament Years Later
SWEAT and Asijiki Coalition welcome some progress made by government Read more »
August 14
South Africa: Nearly Half of Young People Are Not Working or in Training
NEET rate for 15-34 year olds has risen from 38% to 45% since 2012 Read more »










