South Africa: Philippi Land to Be Sold Is Not Useful for Farming, Court Told

Farm workers packed the back rows of the courtroom on the second day of the campaign by Philippi farmers against the City of Cape Town and the MEC for Local Development,… Read more »

South Africa: Philippi Farmers Challenge City On Development of Agricultural Land

Farmers and workers held posters and sang on the steps of the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. They were protesting against plans to rezone part of the Philippi Horticultural… Read more »

South Africa: 'Illegal and Criminal' Demolitions in Durban, Say Shack Dwellers

"This was a new invasion and the people had not settled there. No court order was required," says City Read more »

South Africa: How Inclusionary Housing Can Make Cape Town a Better Place

Last month, Ndifuna Ukwazi launched litigation in the Western Cape High Court to advance inclusionary housing in Cape Town. Some members of the public may be asking: what is… Read more »

South Africa: Four Years Later, No Sign of Water in These Pietermaritzburg Taps

The uMgungundlovu municipality in Pietermaritzburg has broken its promise to send contractors to Maqongqo to fix taps which have never had water since their installation four years… Read more »

South Africa: West Coast Town Erupts in Protests Over Housing Mess-Up

The small West Coast town of Velddrif was brought to a standstill on Monday as scores of residents took to the streets to protest over the allocation of newly built houses, among… Read more »

South Africa: Marievale Cousins Accuse SANDF Soldiers of Assault

"The soldiers kept kicking them so badly we thought they would kill them", says witness Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds Join Refugee Protest Outside UNHCR

After camping for a week outside the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cape Town, refugees say they will stay put until their demands are met. Read more »

South Africa: Water Meters Make Life Harder for the Poor, Say Ceres Residents

The Witzenberg Municipality, battling water payment arrears of more than R50 million, has introduced prepay water meters. The plan has met strong opposition from residents. Read more »

South Africa: Peter Chihoro Cycles Up to 80km a Day Fetching Wood to Make Brooms

Peter Chihoro rides his bicycle for 40 to 80km a day, traveling to and from his rented room in Tsakane, Brakpan, to cut branches from trees which he uses to make brooms. He sells… Read more »

South Africa: Prasa Case Postponed Again

The Port Elizabeth Specialised Commercial Crime Court has again postponed the theft and fraud case against former acting chief executive of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (PRASA)… Read more »

South Africa: Dagga Prohibition Needs to End

"Prohibition" is an excellent three-part documentary series on Netflix. It examines the 1919 constitutional amendment that banned alcohol production and sales in the United States,… Read more »

South Africa: Taxi Associations Accused of Terrorising Immigrants in Pretoria

"We are living in fear. We do not know when they will strike next," says Ashley Johnson. Read more »

South Africa: Small-Scale Cannabis Growers Fear Exclusion From Legal Trade

In the hillside Pondoland village of Manhlaneni, a small delegation from the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform stepped into a dimly-lit rondavel… Read more »

South Africa: Dozens of Toilets Gather Dust As Newcastle Municipality Fails to Complete Project

Since January some 150 toilets have been lying on a building site near the informal settlement of F Section in Newcastle, after a project to install them was suddenly halted. Read more »

South Africa: Red Ants and Rubber Bullets Are the Only Service Delivery We Know, Says Brakpan Resident

On Thursday residents of Mkhandla informal settlement in Brakpan protested after red ants knocked on their doors at about 3am, disconnected illegal electric connections and… Read more »

South Africa: Dozens of Eastern Cape School Upgrades Abandoned

Lack of accountability leads to wasteful expenditure and mismanagement, says activist Read more »

South Africa: Three Things You Should Know to Prevent Being Evicted

The law is a complex business. But just like soccer, once you know the rules, the "game" becomes a lot easier to play. Taking a little time to understand your rights under eviction… Read more »

South Africa: IPID Scrambles to Contain Fall-Out Ahead of Parliament Appearance

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) presents its annual report to Parliament on Thursday. The meeting will be overshadowed by revelations that IPID has a long… Read more »

South Africa: The Trials and Joys of Travelling in Overloaded Malaichas to Zimbabwe

"Wait and see for yourself: the sky is the limit," said the man halfway up the trailer. Read more »

South Africa: Protesters Camp Outside UNHCR Offices

"I don't want to be in a country where I am attacked, beaten up and reminded every minute that I do not belong here" Read more »

South Africa: Mystery Stream Has Flooded PE Township for 20 Years

For 20 years residents of Govan Mbeki Township in Port Elizabeth have been battling a mystery stream of water which oozes under their yards and houses. Read more »

South Africa: Former National Lotteries Commission Executive Heads to Labour Court

Sershan Naidoo, for many years the public face of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), was dumped in December 2017 after 19 years at the NLC for reasons that remain shrouded in… Read more »

South Africa: One in Seven Plants and Animals in SA Threatened With Extinction, New Report Shows

One in seven of the thousands of plants and animals assessed by the South African National Biodiversity Institute in its latest four-year study is threatened with extinction. Read more »

South Africa: Dunoon - the Long Battle Between the Taxi Operators and the City of Cape Town

Fight over whether operators who exited the industry should be licensed to come back Read more »