South Africa: City of Tshwane Not Coping With Refuse Removal, Say Residents

Refuse collection in Ga-Rankuwa is infrequent and illegal dumps are multiplying Read more »

South Africa: Dust, Flying Rocks, Deafening Noise - Blasting Is a Nightmare for People Living Near Mines

Here's what government can do about it Read more »

South Africa: Mantashe's Axing of Peter Becker Was Unconstitutional, Rules Court

Becker served on the National Nuclear Regulatory Board Read more »

South Africa: Murder At Mangaung Prison - Leaked Report Shows 'Facebook Rapist' Was Dead Before a Fire Broke Out in His Cell

Leaked documents show that Thabo Bester was already dead before a fire broke out in his cell Read more »

South Africa: Fresh Protests Erupt in Phoenix As Power Outages Continue

Supply lines unable to cope with surges caused by loadshedding Read more »

South Africa: Families Desperately Trying to Keep Eastern Cape School Alive

Built more than 70 years ago with mud bricks by villagers, Ixopo Junior Secondary School has been neglected by the education department Read more »

South Africa: Operation Dudula Chases Immigrants Away From Joburg Clinic

Patients told to get health care "in their own countries" Read more »

South Africa: Stocks of Snake Antivenom Are Dangerously Low, Experts Warn

Doctors wait at least six months for orders of vital snake polyvalent antivenom Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Suburbs Where Homeless People Count

Through the Streetscapes project, homeless people are running surveys, earning an income, and changing lives Read more »

South Africa: Families Flock to Cape Town's Historic Tidal Pools

Some people came as children, now they bring their own children Read more »

South Africa: Leading Law Firm Ordered to Pay Victim of Cyber Crime

Court judgment has consequences for companies that invoice via email Read more »

South Africa: Sassa Owes Millions in Outstanding Municipal Bills

One of the offices in Durban owed over R6-million in rent Read more »

South Africa: Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay Is At Its Lowest Level Ever

Impofu Dam at 7% and Churchill Dam may run dry by April Read more »

South Africa: Thousands Object to School Placements in Gauteng

Department of Education working to resolve contested placements and unplaced grades 1 and 8 learners Read more »

South Africa: New Trains Stand Idle As Prasa Fails to Upgrade Depots

Dodgy tender awards and settlement agreement have delayed upgrades Read more »

South Africa: Undocumented Children Struggle to Find Schools

Instead of being in school some beg at traffic lights Read more »

South Africa: Sewage On the Seashore - Here's What's Causing Cape Town's Beach Closures

Loadshedding at pump stations blamed for most closures Read more »

South Africa: SAPS Must Pay Damages to Senior Officer Falsely Accused of Racism

R300,000 in compensation awarded to senior police officer Read more »

South Africa: Western Cape Has Tried a New Approach to Housing. It's Bearing Fruit

The programme accepts that informal settlements are a major part of our cities Read more »

South Africa: Mystery - Why Did a Youth Movement Get Lottery Funding to Build an Old Age Home That Doesn't Appear to Be Needed?

Five years later, the R27.5-million facility hasn't opened Read more »

South Africa: City Withdraws Workers After Crew Robbed Yet Again in Philippi

Workers will only return when being escorted by "already overstretched" law enforcement officers Read more »

South Africa: Gardening Project Helps Patients Recover From Mental Illness

The Spring Foundation at Lentegeur Hospital has several projects to rehabilitate patients Read more »

South Africa: Another Postbank "Glitch" Delays January Social Grant Payments

"We came to the Post Office and they said there was no money" Read more »

South Africa: 190 People Left Homeless After Khayelitsha Fire

Families devastated, with newly-bought school uniforms and stationery burnt in the fire Read more »

South Africa: New Medicines for Drug-Resistant TB Will Save Lives. but Will They Be Affordable Where They Are Most Needed?

Study, published today in New England Journal Medicine, shows that a new regimen is safer and more effective than the current standard of care. Read more »