February 11
South Africa: Protest Erupts After Neighbourhood Without Power for Weeks
KwaNobuhle councillor urges residents to attend ward meetings Read more »
South Africa: Judge Fights to Clear Her Name
Johannesburg High Court Judge Denise Fisher says she acted lawfully and in line with the Constitution Read more »
February 10
Lesotho: 1,500 Lesotho Health Workers Sent Home After U.S. Aid Suspended
Trump blocking aid threatens vital health services Read more »
South Africa: 18 Vehicles Burnt in Nyanga
This comes nearly a month after a deadly shooting at the township's taxi rank. Read more »
South Africa: Patients Have to Get Water Brought to Them At This Durban Hospital
Municipality is rationing water to large parts of the city Read more »
South Africa: Explainer - HIV, HPV and Cervical Cancer
South Africa has one of the highest HIV rates in the world, with 8-million people estimated to be living with the virus. While many people are aware of the link between HIV and… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Department of Social Development Ordered to Explain Its Funding Decisions
Unfunded non-profit organisations to file a combined summons Read more »
South Africa: This Sassa Office Opens Earlier to Deal With 'High Influx' of Clients
A community worker says she sleeps outside the office to secure spaces for elderly or disabled people Read more »
February 07
South Africa: Students Protest Their 'Dire' Accommodation Outside SONA
CPUT students have been sleeping outside and in hallways Read more »
South Africa: Wreck of MV Ultra Galaxy Confirmed As Source of West Coast Oil Spill
Clean-up continues and conservationist is impressed with the response Read more »
South Africa: Navy Ammunition Depot in Simon's Town Is a Fire Hazard
Defence force is violating the law Read more »
South Africa: Pretoria Could Lose 120 Beds for People in Desperate Need of Care
Business rescue plan for social housing company will sell off state-funded special needs facilities Read more »
February 06
South Africa: 125-Year-Old Eastern Cape Hospital in Desperate Need of Renovations
Protesters march to Greenville Hospital near Bizana to complain about conditions Read more »
South Africa: Go-Slow At Hospital After CEO Was Suspended
Brief suspension came after a letter in the name of CEO Mziyanda Tshaka circulated about an acute shortage of doctors at Tambo Regional Hospital Read more »
South Africa: Stilfontein Protesters Demand Commission of Inquiry Into Police Conduct
They also demanded that mining minister Gwede Mantashe resign Read more »
South Africa: Lottery Paid R500,000 to Company to Probe Computer Breach That Never Happened
Forensic auditors found several red flags in the payment to Neo Solutions Read more »
South Africa: Bromwell Street Residents 'Increasingly Concerned' About What Awaits Them
The residents do not know where or when they will be relocated Read more »
South Africa: Goma Call for Peace Campaign Launched At St George's Cathedral
Religious leaders and civil society groups call for end to the war Read more »
February 05
South Africa: Picket At Mining Indaba Demands Justice for Stilfontein Miners
Activists called for reparations to be paid to the families of the miners who died Read more »
South Africa: Storms Damage Hundreds of Homes and Schools in Northern KZN
Homes damaged across Msinga and Abaqulusi municipalities Read more »
South Africa: Leaked ANC Document Calls for Basic Income Grant in 2025
But official statement after lekgotla makes no mention of it Read more »
South Africa: No End to Long Queues At Sassa Khayelitsha
Grant recipients and applicants must sleep over or arrive in the early hours if they hope to get served Read more »
South Africa: Anger Over Failure of Community-Owned Macadamia Nut Farm
Government-funded Ncera farm has battled drought and price fluctuations Read more »
February 04
South Africa: KZN Flood Victims Housed in Leaking Building
Landlord battles with inconsistent payments from eThekwini Municipality Read more »
South Africa: Explainer - Bela and Its Controversies
We unpick the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act that rocked the Government of National Unity Read more »
GroundUp (Cape Town)
A community journalist project reporting from South Africa's townships, mostly on health.
Website: http://www.groundup.org.za
