November 28, 2022
South Africa: Learners Take the Lead in Gay Pride March in Gqeberha
About 60 learners and some adults marched on Saturday in New Brighton to celebrate the LGBTQI+ community Read more »
South Africa: Blue Downs Residents Block Road After Five Days Without Power
Eskom does not have the right material to fix the problem Read more »
South Africa: Commuters Say They Are Paying Up to Three Times More Because Metrorail Is Broken
#UniteBehind says good infrastructure, equipment, and security is needed to get the rail service fully operating again. Read more »
South Africa: Prisons Watchdog Needs Sharper Teeth
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services is struggling for independence Read more »
November 25, 2022
South Africa: GroundUp's Raymond Joseph Wins Journalist of the Year Award for Exposing Lottery Corruption
For years he has been tenaciously reporting on shenanigans at the National Lotteries Commission Read more »
South Africa: Some Eastern Cape Learners Walk 20km to and From School. Every Day.
15,000 learners who need transport are not getting it. And from next year there'll be 22,000 more. Read more »
Mauritius: Ocean View Teen to Represent SA At African Badminton Tournament in Mauritius
Micheala Ohlson is the fourth player from Ocean View to get national colours in badminton Read more »
November 24, 2022
South Africa: TotalEnergies About to Submit Its Application to Drill for Gas Along South Coast
French giant has completed a round of public meetings Read more »
South Africa: Trial of Officer Accused of Murdering a Homeless Man Set for Next February
Law enforcement officer Luvolwethu Kati will stand trial at the Wynberg Regional Court Read more »
South Africa: As Post Office Faces Financial Crisis, Workers Demand What's Owed to Them
Medical aid and pension funds have not been paid Read more »
November 23, 2022
South Africa: Tension Over Electricity Between Families in Shacks and Government Housing in Kariega
Wires swing like washing lines from the bungalows to the shacks Read more »
South Africa: Social Development Department Is Biased Against Adoptions, Says Judge
Department and social workers get a tongue lashing from High Court Read more »
South Africa: Stellenbosch Backyarders Threaten to Occupy Golf Course
Backyard Dwellers' Forum say they've been left out while others are housed Read more »
South Africa: Crime Is Harming Business in Mitchells Plain, Say Traders
Stall holders want the City to do more to deal with competition from traders without permits Read more »
South Africa: GroundUp Article Ignores the Rights of Content Creators
One of the few avenues that photojournalists still have to make a living is by working for large global agencies. Read more »
November 22, 2022
South Africa: Public Sector Workers Call On Govt to Return to Negotiating Table
Unions reject 3% wage increase Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Athletes Join National Special Olympics Summer Games
Athletes selected at the national games will represent the country at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Germany Read more »
South Africa: Masiphumelele Struggles to Rebuild After Devastating Fire
About 1,800 people were left homeless in the second fire to rip through the township in less than a month Read more »
South Africa: 30 Things the City Has Done to Clean Up Cape Town's Vleis, Rivers and Wetlands
All water quality test results are now available to the public online Read more »
November 21, 2022
South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal Reverses Controversial Ivermectin Ruling
There was no evidence to justify Judge Cassim Sardiwalla's order, says court Read more »
South Africa: Matrics, Commuters Hit By Cape Town Taxi Strike
Taxi council wants the Blue Dot incentive programme to continue in the Western Cape Read more »
South Africa: Stopping People From Letting Their Cattle Graze Amounts to Eviction, Says Judge
Land Claims Court says the Constitution requires that ESTA be given a "generous interpretation" Read more »
South Africa: Innovative Double-Storey Housing Project for Khayelitsha
Former shack dwellers move into new model houses Read more »
South Africa: Gqeberha Protesters Block Roads After Toilet Cleaning Company Downs Tools
Govan Mbeki Village residents say the municipality has not paid the cleaning company Read more »
November 18, 2022
South Africa: 500 Refugees Living in Wretched Conditions in Cape Town Camp
Three years after the UNHCR protests, Bellville camp asylum seekers cling to dream of resettlement Read more »