South Africa: At Last Prasa Partly Opens Cape Town's Central Line

The service will run only from Nyanga to Maitland Read more »

South Africa: Centurion Protesters Block Streets Over Three-Week Water Outage

"My house smells bad because I cannot flush the toilet or wash dishes" says resident Read more »

South Africa: Nehawu Members Go Back to Work

Union ends strike, returns to negotiating table after deal with government Read more »

South Africa: Man Resembling Thabo Bester Spotted in Sandton, Nearly Two Months After His Supposed Death in Prison Fire

Woman in photo could be celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana Read more »

South Africa: Social Justice Coalition Battling to Stay Afloat

No money for staff as funders suspend payments during investigation into fraud by former manager Xolani Klaas Read more »

South Africa: Did the Facebook Rapist Die in His Cell? or Did He Escape From Prison?

Extraordinary evidence raises doubts about the claim that Thabo Bester died in a fire at Mangaung prison in May 2022 Read more »

South Africa: Asbestos Found in Old Hospital Intended for Homeless Shelter

A new site in Zonnebloem in Cape Town has been identified instead of the Robbie Nurock Day Hospital Read more »

South Africa: Lottery Gives R10-Million for Youth Awards Ceremony - but Not a Cent Was Spent On the Event

Forensic report finds another million rand went to actress Terry Pheto Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Policy on Pregnant Learners Needing to be Accompanied a Violation of Pupil's Rights - Watchdog

Limpopo and Gauteng basic education departments contradict each other on pregnant learner policy Read more »

South Africa: NEHAWU Strike Appeal Succeeds in Part

Labour Appeal Court has harsh words for the union, the government and the police Read more »

South Africa: Can This Township Become a Model for Bike Transport?

Cycling is becoming popular in Langa and a way to make a living Read more »

South Africa: Fewer Hospitals Disrupted By Public Sector Strike

Negotiations may soon take place at Public Sector Coordinating Bargaining Council Read more »

South Africa: Nehawu Has Lost a Vital Opportunity

Union has failed to win public support for its strike, but the government should listen to its demands Read more »

South Africa: The Public Sector Trade Unions' Dispute and Strike - Here Are the Facts

Here is information on the ongoing public sector strikes - who is striking, and what is at stake. Read more »

South Africa: Police Stood By While Two Men Were Killed, Says Witness

Malawians in Lingelethu township in Malmesbury, Western Cape, are accusing police of turning a blind eye when two Malawian men were murdered by a crowd in October 2022. According… Read more »

South Africa: People's Lives Are 'Not Our Responsibility', Says Union Leader

Hospitals disrupted as public sector strike intensifies Read more »

South Africa: No Money for Water and Toilets At Khoi and San Occupation, MPs Told

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, which owns the land, plans to have a meeting with the community later this month Read more »

South Africa: Health Workers' Union Says Strike Action Is Growing

Patients turned away from some hospitals as public sector wage strike continues Read more »

South Africa: Six Years to Renovate a Police Station and It Still Isn't Finished

Two construction companies have left the job incomplete Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Households Have Been Told to Boil Tap Water. but Poor Families Say They Can't Afford to

The combined dam level in the metro was below 12% on 7 March Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds of Public Service Workers Down Tools in Defiance of Court Interdict

"We have nothing to lose now because we are earning peanuts anyway" says striking worker Read more »

South Africa: Clean Newly Formed Settlements, Demand Shack Dwellers

Only 16 of the 36 new occupations established following the outbreak of Covid have been recognised, says Khayelitsha subcouncil chairman Read more »

South Africa: Over 1,000 March in Support of Queer Pride

"We should be able to live without fear of being persecuted just for who we are" Read more »

South Africa: School Amends Policy That Excluded Pregnant Learners

We previously reported that the school in Mamelodi required pregnant learners to stay home until they gave birth Read more »

South Africa: Evicted Waste Pickers Win in Court

Company must rebuild homes of the "Airfield Community" on land near Waterkloof base Read more »