September 13, 2022
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 »
South Africa: Black Sash Calls for Urgent Action to Fix Child Hunger
More than ever, we need a Universal Basic Income Grant Read more »
South Africa: Desperate for Housing, They Occupied Mining Land. Now They're Worried Their Homes Will Collapse
As more people move to George, the city has an acute housing shortage Read more »
South Africa: It's Time to Flip the Housing Delivery Model On Its Head
The future of affordable housing is about the enabling state Read more »
September 09, 2022
South Africa: Sewage Seeps Into Vaal Dam As Mpumalanga Water Treatment Plants Fail
Gauteng drinking water could be threatened if crisis is not fixed Read more »
South Africa: Mbalula Sticking to December Deadline to Fully Open Cape Town's Central Line
An agreement has been signed with communities occupying the railway line Read more »
September 07, 2022
South Africa: Civil Society Criticises Gender Commission Box-Ticking Exercise
Organisations say the period for public comment on selection of commissioners is inadequate Read more »
September 06, 2022
South Africa: New Fishing Quotas to Be Allocated
But only original applicants may apply for rights Read more »
September 05, 2022
Africa: Debunking the Myth That Africa Responded Well to Covid-19
We should not let governments that failed to even count their dead off the hook Read more »
South Africa: River Club Construction Carries On Amidst Court Delays
Observatory Civic Association says development is violating a court interdict Read more »
September 01, 2022
South Africa: Seismic Judgment - Court Overturns Exploration Rights Granted to Shell
The court has put a stop to the seismic survey along the Wild Coast Read more »
South Africa: National Lotteries Commission Ignored Warnings About Corruption
For years, the Lottery avoided, dismissed or suppressed recommendations by at least three reports urging it to take action Read more »
South Africa: Unemployed Youths March in Musina to Demand Jobs
"When will I get a chance to benefit" asks jobless 25-year-old Read more »
South Africa: No Light At the End of the Tender for Eastern Cape Villages
Millions have been spent on the Sivumela project and eight years later, hundreds of households are still without electricity Read more »
South Africa: Government Says Makhado Water Scheme Will Be Finished Next Year. but Residents Have Heard This Before
The project is five years overdue while the water crisis in Louis Trichardt and surrounding villages is urgent Read more »
August 30, 2022
South Africa: Turn Sea Point Plot Into Social Housing, Say Activists
Two years after the Tafelberg sale was overturned, progress has stalled. Now the provincial government says it may want to use the land "in the public interest". Read more »
Zimbabwe: We Travel to Harare With Returning Zimbabweans
It's an unhappy journey marked by xenophobia and an uncertain future Read more »
August 29, 2022
South Africa: Mom Wins Court Battle Against Medical Scheme
Medihelp refused to cover cost of treating three-year-old's rare medical condition Read more »
August 25, 2022
South Africa: Lotteries Commission Chief Resigns Amid Controversy
Implicated in numerous allegations of lottery corruption, he was due to face a disciplinary hearing Read more »
August 24, 2022
South Africa: Nurses At Free State Clinic Can't Treat Patients When It Rains
The small, dilapidated clinic serves residents of Intabazwe, near Harrismith - but it is overwhelmed and under-stocked Read more »
South Africa: 135 Days Without Water - KZN Community At Breaking Point
Municipal water has not been restored to Tongaat's 40,000 residents since the April floods Read more »