South Africa: Makhanda Literacy Project Shows Dramatic Results

Whistle Stop School pulls learners out of class for short periods to teach them to read Read more »

South Africa: Crackdown On Judges for Late Judgments

JSC asks president to suspend Judges Tshifhiwa Maumela and Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi Read more »

South Africa: Refugees Evicted From UNHCR Offices Find Shelter in an Old School

The building does not have toilets or electricity. But the refugees say it is better than Lindela Repatriation Centre Read more »

South Africa: Freedom Day in Philippi - Gunshots, Robberies and Piles of Rubbish

Crime has free rein in one of Cape Town's poorest suburbs Read more »

South Africa: 'Freedom Day is for Rich People.' Shackdwellers Protest in Durban

Residents of informal settlements march to city hall Read more »

South Africa: More Than 30 Families Share One Pit Toilet at This Durban Informal Settlement

Residents say eThekwini Municipality has failed to fix most of the toilets in the area which are blocked and broken Read more »

South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Did Nandipha Magudumana Collect the Same Body From the Same Morgue Twice?

Mystery deepens, inconsistencies accumulate, as police fail to answer questions Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds of COGTA Workers Protest in Pretoria Over Unpaid Wages

COGTA blames implementing agent, whose contract ended in March, for delays Read more »

South Africa: Postbank Introduces New Cardless Payment for Social Grants

But concern raised about how Postbank will handle these new payment methods Read more »

South Africa: Langa Centenary Celebrations to Kick Off on Freedom Day

10km run to honour Makhosonke Fika, Langa's legendary long-distance runner Read more »

South Africa: Chief Justice's Office Stonewalls Requests for Reports on Late Judgments

The last available report is for 31 December 2021 Read more »

South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - Many Unanswered Questions About the Death of Katlego Bereng

"We need to know how our son ended up dead and burnt in jail" says Bereng's grandmother Read more »

South Africa: Learners At KZN Special Schools Return to Class After Boycott

Provincial education department has promised to provide ten buses Read more »

South Africa: 300 Toilets Were Built On This Site Seven Years Ago. Now At Last the Promised Houses May Be Built Around Them

Families are still living in shacks next to their broken toilets Read more »

South Africa: Drakenstein Municipality Heads to Supreme Court of Appeal Over Emergency Housing

The municipality says its housing policy for poor rural and farm dwellers "is more generous than other municipalities in the Western Cape" Read more »

South Africa: Fixing Cape Town's Railways Will Save Families Nearly R1-Billion a Year

We cannot wait any longer to save the city's train service Read more »

South Africa: Court to Hear Arguments On Prisoners' Computer Rights

Documents were filed before the Thabo Bester revelations Read more »

South Africa: Parents and Learners Close Eastern Cape School

Kariega school is short of teachers, say protesters Read more »

South Africa: Durban Flood Victims Accuse Government of Not Keeping Its Promises

We spoke to families living in emergency accommodation near the city centre Read more »

South Africa: The Presidential Employment Stimulus Has Been a Huge Success, So Why Isn't It a Priority?

The massive, ambitious programme offers participants - and the economy - real hope Read more »

South Africa: Graaff-Reinet College Closed By Student Protest

Students complain of delay in payment of NSFAS allowance Read more »

South Africa: Grant Recipients Unable to Renew Their Cards As Expiry Date Looms

Social grant beneficiaries are worried they won't be paid in two weeks Read more »

South Africa: Refugees Evicted From UNHCR Offices in Pretoria

UN refugee agency expresses relief that the operation was carried peacefully Read more »

South Africa: Prasa's Decision to Cancel Railway Security Contracts 'Reckless and Irresponsible' Says Scopa Chair

Rail agency assures MPs that the Central Line in Cape Town would be fully operational by December Read more »

South Africa: Public Display of Old South African Flag Is Hate Speech, Rules Supreme Court

Ruling on the display of the flag in private homes to be determined at another hearing, if brought before a court Read more »