South Africa: Son Buried By Municipality Without Family's Knowledge

Family intends to exhume the body and sue the state Read more »

South Africa: Former Transport Minister Should Be Suspended Says Parliament's Ethics Committee

Joe Maswanganyi "failed to understand his role as the Minister of Transport" Read more »

South Africa: Foundation Honouring Uyinene Mrwetyana Kicks Off With Programme for Young Boys

The foundation's aim is to foster responsible and compassionate young men through sports as a strategy to combat gender-based violence and femicide. Read more »

South Africa: Community Gardens Bloom From Vacant Lots in Salt River

Embarrassed by the rubbish amidst Salt River's striking street art, a tour guide decided to do something about it Read more »

South Africa: Black Sash Petitions Social Development Minister to Oversee SASSA

The civil society organisation lists numerous issues with social grant payments it says need to be addressed urgently Read more »

South Africa: R83 Million and Three and a Half Years Later Only One RDP House to Show for It

Namibia Stop 8 Housing Project in Inanda started in 2019 and was meant to deliver hundreds of houses Read more »

South Africa: Widespread Flooding in Cape Town Informal Settlements

"Almost everyone around here is affected" Read more »

South Africa: Illegal Connections to Blame for Leaving Learners in the Dark, Says Eskom

Staff of Bloekombos High School make photocopies at neighbouring schools for exams Read more »

South Africa: Lost Citizens Welcomed Back By Supreme Court of Appeal

The automatic loss of South African citizenship after gaining citizenship of another country has been ruled to be unconstitutional Read more »

South Africa: Waste Collection Companies Abandon Contracts Following Shooting and Threats

Fears for workers' safety has caused two companies to stop collecting rubbish in the Philippi area Read more »

South Africa: Ninth Suspect in Thabo Bester Escape Appears in Court

Zanda Moyo will join eight others in the criminal trial on 20 June Read more »

South Africa: Row Over Cost of Lottery's Annual Reports

An answer in Parliament reveals millions of rand were spent on the reports over three years. But the company that produced them has defended its work and called on the DA to… Read more »

South Africa: Diepsloot Residents Say Police and Municipality Have Left Them to the Mercy of Criminals

Just fixing the streetlights would help says community police forum Read more »

South Africa: Diep River Occupiers Say They'll Move If City Provides Acceptable Accommodation

119 Families served with notice to vacate land on the Diep River floodplain Read more »

South Africa: Commuters Call for Better Lighting and Security At Parow Station

This follows the armed robbery of several people while waiting for a train around 6am on Friday Read more »

South Africa: Former Activist Organisation Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud

SJC's Xolani Klaas enters into a plea agreement after defrauding the organisation of more than R730,000 Read more »

South Africa: Climate Activists Disrupt Standard Bank AGM

About 200 people picketed at the bank's head office to demand it stop investing in fossil fuels Read more »

South Africa: Row Over Human Settlement Minister's 'Lift' Dismissal

Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi's efforts to "clarify" what she called "misleading media reports", sees her accused of "deliberately lying" Read more »

South Africa: AmaBhungane Fights Back

The investigative journalist outfit has applied to court to urgently reconsider the "gagging order" curbing its reporting on the Moti Group Read more »

South Africa: Tshwane's Illegal Suburb Leaves Residents Stuck Without Services

Plots in Leeuwfontein were sold for R80,000 Read more »

South Africa: Justice Department Fund Loses Millions Through 'Fraudulent Transactions'

Payouts from the fund have been suspended leaving people unable to access their money Read more »

South Africa: Lawyers Reprimanded for Bringing 'Hopeless Cases' to Court

Labour Court orders them not to collect fees Read more »

South Africa: Exhibition Imagines an Alternative Future for an Inclusive Cape Town

Residents of Cissie Gool House have co-designed an exhibit at the Cape Institute for Architecture Read more »

South Africa: Pharmaceutical Giant Bayer Stops Clicks Selling Cheaper Generic Blood Thinning Medication

The judge took over a year to rule in "urgent application" Read more »

South Africa: Home Affairs Extends Validity of Zimbabwean Permits By Another Six Months

Zimbabwe Extension Permits will now expire in December Read more »