May 11, 2023
South Africa: Witness Describes Judge Makhubele's Unusual Interest in Dodgy Siyaya Deal
Fani Dingiswayo tells the Judicial Conduct Tribunal that Makhubele pushed for a settlement with Siyaya rather than defend their claims in court Read more »
May 10, 2023
South Africa: RDP Homeowners 'Encroaching' On Municipal Land Told to Tear Down Properties
Johannesburg Roads Agency plans to tar Mlilo Street soon. But some houses have been extended onto the road reserve Read more »
South Africa: Revealed - How Angie Motshekga's Reading Plan Failed SA's Children
President Ramaphosa announced a "massive reading campaign" in 2019. It never got off the ground. Read more »
South Africa: Explosive Email Read At Judge Makhubele's Tribunal
Advocate Elaine Zungu led evidence showing that the judge ordered payment to Siyaya when she chaired the PRASA board Read more »
South Africa: Amabhungane's Journalists Versus Zunaid Moti and Paul O'sullivan
Reporters fear arrest after exposé links businessman to Zimbabwean president Read more »
South Africa: Victims Shot By Gangs Using Guns Stolen by Police Launch Class Action
Guns stolen by two police officers killed more than 1,000 people, Gun Free SA and nine families claim in court papers Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Protesters Close Limpopo Roads
Villagers want Musina-Thohoyandou road tarred Read more »
May 09, 2023
South Africa: Pregnant Immigrants Say They Have Been Turned Away From Joburg Clinics
This is despite a Constitutional Court order Read more »
South Africa: No Instruction to Pay Siyaya, Argues Makhubele At Tribunal
Judge Tintswalo Makhubele's advocate argues there is no documented evidence that Makhubele issued instructions to settle with corruption-accused firm Read more »
South Africa: It Will Take Ethekwini Over 90 Years to Fix Informal Settlements, Says Metro
Meanwhile thousands of families in Foreman Road informal settlement live without adequate services Read more »
May 08, 2023
South Africa: 'How Are We Going to Survive Without Water?' Asks Protesting Rhodes University Student
About 300 students joined Makhanda residents and civic movements in a march to City Hall to demand an end to the water crisis Read more »
South Africa: Katlego Bereng Buried in Bloemfontein
Family still has many unanswered questions Read more »
South Africa: Life At Cato Crest Gets Worse As Ward Councillor Remains Behind Bars
Residents accuse eThekwini Municipality of ignoring their calls for help Read more »
South Africa: Tenants of Flagship Langa Housing Project Mark Township Centenary in Squalor
But the City of Cape Town says tenants of the N2 Gateway flats have refused to sign lease agreements, making maintenance impossible Read more »
South Africa: In These North West Towns There's No Escape From Sewage, Not Even After Death
Municipalities' water and sanitation failure violates Constitution, SAHRC finds Read more »
South Africa: Judge Makhubele 'Abetted Corruption' At PRASA, Tribunal Hears
PRASA whistleblower Martha Ngoye stands firm under cross examination Read more »
May 05, 2023
South Africa: Ratepayers Get Behind New Safe Space for Homeless in Green Point
New overnight shelter should be complete by end of the year Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Friends Remember Katlego Bereng
Bloemfontein Celtics supporters promise to protest outside court when the accused appear Read more »
May 04, 2023
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - International Spotlight On Prisons Company G4S
Canadian pension fund questioned on investment in prisons company Read more »
South Africa: Company Made Millions Advising Corruption-Riddled Lottery On Ethics
"Ethics interventions" at NLC cost more than R6-million Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape Principal Accused of Beating Learners With a Hose Pipe
The principal is one of six teachers in the Eastern Cape currently under investigation by the department for use of corporal punishment Read more »
South Africa: Families in Joburg's World Trade Centre Win Reprieve From Eviction, Only to Lose Everything in a Fire
They are reclaimers, and some have been living and working in the building for 10 years Read more »
May 03, 2023
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - State Says Prison CCTV Technician Was Offered U.S.$137,000 Bribe
Details emerge in court of state's case against Bester and co-accused Read more »
South Africa: Determined Durban Women Recycle Cardboard
"This is a ticket to send our children to university" Read more »
South Africa: We Have to Buy Water, Say Families in Mpumalanga Villages
Residents say they've been without consistent water supply for three years Read more »