September 19, 2022
South Africa: Shack Dwellers Say They Cannot Afford Solar Power Company's Monthly Fees
Empowerment project stumbles in Khayelitsha, showing the complexity of providing solutions to informal settlements Read more »
South Africa: Zimbabweans Trying to Leave SA Not Being Turned Back - Home Affairs Explains
The department says people without valid documents are being referred to documentation counters but choose not to go Read more »
September 16, 2022
South Africa: Traditional Court Condemns 19-Year-Old to Grisly Death
Accused of stock theft in 2020, Abulele Kwindana was killed. More than two years later, no-one has been charged with his murder. Read more »
South Africa: The Media Has Failed to Warn Society About Climate Collapse, Says Science Writer
Climate reporting guide for South African media launches Read more »
September 15, 2022
South Africa: Zimbabweans Trying to Leave South Africa Turned Back at Beitbridge Border
Home Affairs fails to explain Read more »
South Africa: New Copyright Bill Will Take South Africa Into the 21st Century At Last
The bill will give South Africans artists and creators benefits and rights already enjoyed in many countries Read more »
South Africa: Immigrants' Homes Torched in Plettenberg Bay Township
Landlords and community members protest against xenophobic attacks Read more »
South Africa: Closure of Sassa Pay Points 'Catastrophic' for Pensioners in Rural Areas
Elderly people in rural Eastern Cape are paying R120 to go and collect their grants Read more »
September 14, 2022
South Africa: Auditor-General Issues Damning Report On Lottery Finances
R23-million in irregular expenditure; R36-million in accounting errors Read more »
South Africa: Delivery Truck Torched By Protesters Furious With Municipality
Westville shack dwellers blame Nelson Mandela Bay municipality for housing delays Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Camp Outside Soweto Police Station After a Surge in Gun Deaths
Eldorado Park residents demand better policing Read more »
South Africa: Here's Who Qualifies for Cape Town's Indigent Support and Lower Rates
The City says it helps more than 40% of households with free basic services Read more »
South Africa: Restoring Dignity to Our Courts - the Duties of Legal Practitioners
Insulting, inappropriate, vulgar, and disparaging language have no place in litigation Read more »
South Africa: A Small Patch of Carpet Is All That's Left of His Home
Dean Phiri was one of those who lost their shacks in Randburg demolition Read more »
South Africa: Evicted 'Park Dwellers' Seek Damages From City of Johannesburg
"I was treated as a nuisance and not a human being" Read more »
September 13, 2022
South Africa: Police Accused of Extorting Money From Immigrants During Raids in Johannesburg
SAPS says anyone who is asked for a bribe must come forward Read more »
South Africa: Housing - Let's Scrap the Mythical 'Housing Lists'
We need a different approach to land rights Read more »
South Africa: Court Orders Eastern Cape Health MEC to Reinstate Whistleblower
A woman has been compensated for the "punishment" she received for reporting attempted nepotism in the department Read more »
South Africa: Immigrants Forced Out of Their Homes in Plettenberg Bay
They say the police have failed to protect their rights Read more »
South Africa: 'Ubuntu Is Alive' and It Sounds Like Marimbas
Annual Marimba Jam Festival in Cape Town brings youth together Read more »
South Africa: Minister Creecy Washes Hands of Grabouw Occupation
The Knoflokskraal community still face eviction from the 1,800ha land earmarked for forestation Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha's All-Girl Soccer Club Pitch Is Flooded With Sewage and Rubbish
Mayco members give contradictory reasons for what's happening Read more »
September 12, 2022
South Africa: Khoisan Settlement Faces Eviction From Prime Forestry Land
Some Knoflokskraal residents want to negotiate with government for the land to be given to them Read more »
South Africa: Harrismith and Several Towns Without Power for Six Days
Substation at Maluti-A-Phofung municipality in the Free State still down. No response from municipality to our questions. Read more »
South Africa: Community Blames Loadshedding for Deaths of Young Couple in Shack Fire
Police are investigating as several other shacks were also destroyed, leaving some families homeless Read more »