January 24, 2023
South Africa: Sex Work - Where Criminal Law Has No Place
Decriminalisation Bill is a giant step Read more »
South Africa: School Dropout Crisis in Northern Cape Municipality
Report finds that only half the learners who start primary school reach high school, and of these only 15% pass matric in the Joe Morolong Local Municipality Read more »
South Africa: Five Years On, Marievale Army Base Families Still in Limbo
The latest relocation plan has been rejected by some of the respondents Read more »
South Africa: Perlemoen Farm Gives Hope to West Coast Community
Doring Bay Abalone, 37% owned by the community, produces about 60 tonnes of abalone per year, mostly to legally export to China. Read more »
January 23, 2023
South Africa: Johannesburg Informal Settlements Wait a Week for Water
Contracting issue has delayed supply to over 40 informal settlements, says Joburg Water Read more »
South Africa: Youth Organisation Scored Big Time From Lottery Amendment for Which It Lobbied
Southern African Youth Movement picked up millions, thanks to the introduction of a new kind of funding Read more »
South Africa: Getting a Covid Booster Shot Is Not As Easy As It Should Be
Under-50s will be eligible in February for a second booster Read more »
South Africa: Pretorians Protest Against Loadshedding and Tariff Hike
"2024 is around the corner. This injustice is something that we are not going to forget" Read more »
South Africa: City of Tshwane Not Coping With Refuse Removal, Say Residents
Refuse collection in Ga-Rankuwa is infrequent and illegal dumps are multiplying Read more »
January 20, 2023
South Africa: Dust, Flying Rocks, Deafening Noise - Blasting Is a Nightmare for People Living Near Mines
Here's what government can do about it Read more »
South Africa: Mantashe's Axing of Peter Becker Was Unconstitutional, Rules Court
Becker served on the National Nuclear Regulatory Board Read more »
South Africa: Murder At Mangaung Prison - Leaked Report Shows 'Facebook Rapist' Was Dead Before a Fire Broke Out in His Cell
Leaked documents show that Thabo Bester was already dead before a fire broke out in his cell Read more »
January 19, 2023
South Africa: Fresh Protests Erupt in Phoenix As Power Outages Continue
Supply lines unable to cope with surges caused by loadshedding Read more »
South Africa: Families Desperately Trying to Keep Eastern Cape School Alive
Built more than 70 years ago with mud bricks by villagers, Ixopo Junior Secondary School has been neglected by the education department Read more »
January 18, 2023
South Africa: Operation Dudula Chases Immigrants Away From Joburg Clinic
Patients told to get health care "in their own countries" Read more »
South Africa: Stocks of Snake Antivenom Are Dangerously Low, Experts Warn
Doctors wait at least six months for orders of vital snake polyvalent antivenom Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Suburbs Where Homeless People Count
Through the Streetscapes project, homeless people are running surveys, earning an income, and changing lives Read more »
South Africa: Families Flock to Cape Town's Historic Tidal Pools
Some people came as children, now they bring their own children Read more »
January 17, 2023
South Africa: Leading Law Firm Ordered to Pay Victim of Cyber Crime
Court judgment has consequences for companies that invoice via email Read more »
South Africa: Sassa Owes Millions in Outstanding Municipal Bills
One of the offices in Durban owed over R6-million in rent Read more »
January 16, 2023
South Africa: Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay Is At Its Lowest Level Ever
Impofu Dam at 7% and Churchill Dam may run dry by April Read more »
January 14, 2023
South Africa: Thousands Object to School Placements in Gauteng
Department of Education working to resolve contested placements and unplaced grades 1 and 8 learners Read more »
January 13, 2023
South Africa: New Trains Stand Idle As Prasa Fails to Upgrade Depots
Dodgy tender awards and settlement agreement have delayed upgrades Read more »
South Africa: Undocumented Children Struggle to Find Schools
Instead of being in school some beg at traffic lights Read more »
South Africa: Sewage On the Seashore - Here's What's Causing Cape Town's Beach Closures
Loadshedding at pump stations blamed for most closures Read more »