July 18, 2022
South Africa: You Can Queue At Dawn but Still Not Be Served At the Labour Department in Belvillle
"Such a big sacrifice for a simple service -- if the process was well managed" Read more »
South Africa: Eskom Goes After Delinquent Municipality's Bank Accounts
City of Matlosana Local Municipality in North West owes Eskom over R800-million Read more »
July 15, 2022
South Africa: Cape Town Officials Lay Charges Against Flood Victims Living in Community Hall
About 60 Mfuleni families moved into the hall after floods in June Read more »
South Africa: Doubts Over Prasa's Commitment to Uphold High Court Corruption Judgment
#UniteBehind seek to join Siyangena-PRASA case in the Supreme Court of Appeal after rail agency moves to reach settlement in corrupt contract Read more »
South Africa: Restoring UCT's Burnt Archives Will Take Years
"It's like solving a massive puzzle" says head archivist Read more »
July 14, 2022
South Africa: Learners Protest Against 'Drastic and Unacceptable' Changes to School Infrastructure Law
Equal Education members demand Eastern Cape education MEC intervene Read more »
South Africa: Woman Waiting for a House Since 1994 Hopes for a Home in Winning Way
Dunoon housing project to give homes to 1,500 families Read more »
July 12, 2022
South Africa: Usable Water in Nelson Mandela Bay Is Down to 2.3% of Dam Capacity
"This water crisis has put our lives on hold" Read more »
South Africa: Build Our Houses or Face Court Action, Community Warns Housing Development Agency
The HDA bought 700 hectares of land near Malmesbury just outside Cape Town eight years ago. But the agency says it was only officially appointed as implementing agent for the… Read more »
July 11, 2022
South Africa: Top Lottery Exec to Face New Corruption Inquiry
NLC serves its chief operating officer Phillemon Letwaba with a notice of intention to suspend him - for the third time Read more »
South Africa: Homeowners Clash With Shack Dwellers Over Electricity in Mfuleni
The City of Cape Town removed illegal connections on Saturday and restored power after a month-long outage Read more »
South Africa: Fire Crew Attacked Responding to Blaze Where Toddler Died
The five-year-old boy was home alone with his three-year-old brother when the fire started Read more »
July 08, 2022
South Africa: Kariega By-Election - 'I Voted Without Taking a Bath. I Was Stinking!'
"No water, no vote" say voters fed-up with Nelson Mandela Bay's water shortage Read more »
South Africa: Increased Housing Subsidy Will Result in More Informal Settlements
By not increasing the overall housing budget, fewer people will be getting formal houses from government Read more »
July 07, 2022
South Africa: School Site Abandoned As Contractor Accuses Eastern Cape Education Department of Failing to Pay
Meanwhile learners at Eyabantu Senior Secondary school in Fort Beaufort are crammed into tiny temporary classrooms Read more »
South Africa: New Information Delays Lottery Corruption Report
The Special Investigating Unit was expected to hand its report to President Ramaphosa in April Read more »
South Africa: Fire Finishes Off Motherwell Library
The library has been closed since the start of the pandemic Read more »
July 06, 2022
South Africa: The Roof of This Primary School Is an Accident Waiting to Happen
Education department says it will refurbish Mohokone Primary in 2023/4 Read more »
South Africa: For Unakho Kewana, Loadshedding Is Life-Threatening
East London 18-year-old can't breathe properly without her oxygen device Read more »
July 05, 2022
South Africa: Cape Township Homes in the Dark As Technicians Fear for Their Safety
Families in Philippi East, Cape Town, say they have been without electricity for nearly two months. Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Organisations Swear to Defend Constitutional Democracy
Gauteng meeting of activists condemns "corrupt forces in our society that are opposed to democratic rule" Read more »
July 04, 2022
South Africa: Are South Africa's Pesticide Rules Outdated?
Farm workers and consumers should be worried, says public health expert. But industry body says food security depends on the pesticides in use. Read more »
South Africa: Six Children and Two Adults Die in Cape Town Shack Fires
Three fires in West Bank, Nyanga and Philippi also left scores of people homeless Read more »
South Africa: Teacher Assaulted By Learner Given Green Light to Sue Education Department
He claims the department had a duty to protect him and to support him after the attack Read more »
July 01, 2022
South Africa: Social Justice Coalition Staff Lay Charges Against Leader Xolani Klaas
New board suspends him Read more »