Court Order Stops Shacks From Being Built on District Six Land
State-owned land is reserved for land claims that will take several years to process
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Ramaphosa and a Stable Electricity System in South Africa: The Devils Are in the Detail
If conditions for private investment in the transmission infrastructure are not put in place, it’s likely that loadshedding will return in 2029.
African Indigenous Foods That Fight Inflammation May Help People With Diabetes – Research
Many African food groups significantly reduce oxidative stress linked to type 2 diabetes and lower the production of inflammatory markers.
Willie Spies: Freedom Front Plus Mayoral Candidate for Tshwane Metro
The Freedom Front Plus (VF) today announced the well-known attorney Willie Spies as its mayoral candidate for the Tshwane Metro in the 2026 local government elections. Grandi Theunissen, an experienced councillor and local government expert, will lead the Freedom Front Plus’s campaign alongside him. Together, they make an experienced and knowledgeable team determined to restore […]
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Not Your Usual Ballroom Dance
“To celebrate queerness in its entirety … is something very special.”
History With a Human Face and Voice: How Museum Theatre Gets Kids to Care About the Past
Performance in museums can be one way that an interest in history, and in turn wider societal issues, is cultivated from a young age.
Battle Over Former Heathfield Principal’s Return
Western Cape Education Department argues reinstatement would cause “chaos at the school”
SCA Rules Medical Negligence Damages Must Be Paid as Lump Sum
This overturns a high court ruling that the health department would provide treatment at state facilities instead of paying cash damages
Phalaborwa Water Crisis: State Infrastructure Collapses
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about the condition of critical infrastructure in the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality (Phalaborwa, Lulekani, Boelang) following devastating floods in January. The Freedom Front Plus MPL and provincial leader for Limpopo, Mr André Moss, accompanied by local Freedom Front Plus councillor Giel van Niekerk and prospective candidate Ms Jane […]
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80% of NSFAS Students Are First Years
Many students drop out or find alternative funding
Unfinished Lottery-Funded Old Age Home in Mpumalanga Is Being Looted
But National Lotteries Commission says it can’t pay for security
Activists Accuse Anglo of Going AWOL
But the company has dismissed the claim that it is leaving South Africa as disinformation
Alarming New Bill Tries to “Police” Non-profit Organisations
The Bill proposes fines of up to R1-million and prison terms of up to five years
Unregistered Private Schools Leave Learners and Parents in Limbo
School owners in Limpopo say registration process is slow and opaque
Limpopo Farmers Go Hungry After Floods
One farming cooperative estimates their losses to be up to R350,000
Urgent Integrated Intervention Needed to Resolve Gauteng Water Crisis
Gauteng’s ongoing water crisis is not just the result of limited resources, but also of systemic maladministration, poor planning and inadequate maintenance of infrastructure. Rand Water is licensed to supply a specified maximum volume of water. Once that limit is reached, supply cannot simply be increased without regulatory and infrastructure adjustments. This burdens municipalities with […]
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60 Years Since District Six Declared Whites-Only Area
Many families are still waiting for restitution
KZN Sweatshops Sued for Labour Law Violations
Bargaining council alleges that pay is below minimum wage and workers endure appalling conditions
Khayelitsha Clinic to Remain Closed After Extortion Incident
City of Cape Town is conducting a risk assessment
Cape Town’s Wildflowers Are a World Treasure: Six Insights From a New Checklist
The latest checklist of Table Mountain flora shows that Cape Town is still a global hotspot for threatened flowering plants.
Top Lesotho Home Affairs Officials Face Fraud and Corruption Charges
They are accused of unlawfully issuing asylum and refugee documents
KZN Flood Victims Stuck in Emergency Housing, Three Years Later
Hundreds of families are living in apartment buildings leased by the City of eThekwini
“Smell Me! I Haven’t Had Water for 24 Days” Protester Tells Joburg Mayor
Frustrated residents carried empty containers in the streets to protest ongoing water crisis
Mbombela Needs to Provide Clarity on Land Audit
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands clarity on the Mbombela Local Municipality’s land audit that has been dragging on for years. The ANC government should be held accountable for the lack of transparency regarding state-owned land in the Municipality. The Council resolved, as far back as 30 November 2017, that the finalised land audit […]
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