July 07, 2022
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South Africa: Are South Africa's Pesticide Rules Outdated?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 »
June 30, 2022
South Africa: Crucial Housing Judgment Still Outstanding After 16 Months. Judiciary Has Failed to Explain Why
Fate of farm dweller facing eviction still in limbo Read more »
South Africa: Court Action to Stop Immigrants Being Denied Life-Saving Healthcare
Two-year-old Zimbabwean boy died after state hospital denied him treatment because his mother had no birth certificate Read more »
South Africa: Learners March Against Proposal to End Deadlines to Fix Schools
Poor and working-class communities will never know when their schools will be fixed, say education activists Read more »
South Africa: Loadshedding Causes More Hardship for Grant Recipients
Khayelitsha residents protested on Thursday, demanding SASSA open more service sites Read more »
South Africa: Daily 240,000 Villagers Await Relief From the 'Embarrassing' Giyani Water Project
Minister Senzo Mchunu promised water will be in their homes by September Read more »
June 29, 2022
South Africa: Marriages Under Islamic Law Given Legal Status
Women who divorced under Sharia were often left destitute and powerless to enforce maintenance and protect the rights of their children Read more »
South Africa: 'Our Living Conditions Are Disgusting and Dehumanising'
Sewage overflowing into homes in Gqeberha township Read more »
South Africa: Groundview - Aaron Motsoaledi's Shameful Outburst
Instead of providing a reasoned defence of the government's decision to end the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit, he has made a venomous, unhinged attack on civil society. Read more »
South Africa: Endless Court Postponements Deny Justice to Poor People
Trial of protesters arrested in Lenasia drags on for six years and counting Read more »
June 28, 2022
South Africa: Over 500 Eastern Cape Health Workers Down Tools
Nurses want rural allowance. Patients at six hospitals and clinics in the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality wait for hours. Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds March Through City Centre to Kick Off Durban Pride
Organisers call for better support and protection for victims of hate crimes, especially in townships Read more »
South Africa: Exploitation of Refugee Security Guards Is Rife, Says Legal Organisation
Security companies often ignore Labour Court orders Read more »
South Africa: Dismissed, Determined Doper Loses Court Bid to Be Reinstated
Being fired for using cannabis is not unfair discrimination, court rules Read more »
June 27, 2022
South Africa: Special Investigating Unit Freezes Mansion of Former Lottery Chair
Under Alfred Nevhutanda's tenure as chairperson of the Lottery board there was grand-scale corruption Read more »
South Africa: Man Accused of Sexual Predation Loses Defamation Case
Court found that report to police accusing the man was not done in bad faith Read more »
South Africa: Broken Toilets Are a Big Problem Across Cape Town's Townships
In a Khayelitsha neighbourhood, it's so bad that instead of using the City-supplied toilets, people are defecating in buckets and throwing the waste in a field Read more »