Bid to Evict District Six Pensioner Dismissed
Court rules an eviction would be unjust given Noor-Banu Allie’s age, limited income and deep ties to District Six
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Ekurhuleni Pays R664 Million Annually for Chemical Toilets
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s expenditure on 46 321 chemical toilets for informal settlements amounts to an astronomical R664,7 million per year (VAT excluded). The Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, confirmed this amount in writing to the Finance Committee. This is not merely poor management, but a sanitation scandal with the Metro squandering taxpayers’ money […]
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MPs Condemn Unsafe Living Conditions at Occupied Cape Town Building
Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017
Restoring 1922 Brakpan Memorial
More than 150 volunteers from various organisations gathered on Saturday, 15 November, for the first phase of restoring the memorial site commemorating those who lost their lives in 1922 during a mining strike on the Witwatersrand. This is the first time in nearly two decades that it is possible to fully access the site, classified […]
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Inner City Cape Town: No Room for Locals
Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city
Hundreds of Incomplete Homes Stand Empty in Kwazulu-Natal Housing Project
Provincial government has spent more than R101-million
Fish Farming Is Booming in Lake Victoria, but Pollution and Disease Are Wiping Out Millions. How to Reduce Losses
Lake Victoria’s aquaculture industry holds promise for improving food security and livelihoods in east Africa.
Cape Town Needs Rent Control. Here Are Six Ways We Could Do It
Renting a home close to the city has become unaffordable even for many middle-class households
Millions in Jozi FM Lottery Grants Missing
Board chair of holding company says funds were spent on documentaries, but the station CEO says there is no proper accounting for the money
SA Is Failing the Blind
South Africa has still not ratified the Marrakesh Treaty it adopted in 2013
SIU Probes Radically Overpriced Western Cape Land Deal
The Western Cape Government must explain its irrational purchase of a piece of land in the Table View area for R64.4 million, when it paid just R9 million for a larger, more developable piece of land right next door.
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Why Are Magistrates Protesting?
Judicial Officers Association of South Africa complains of “economic abuse”
Africa Has a Debt Crisis: Momentum From G20 in South Africa Can Help Find Solutions
South Africa can continue to advocate for its G20 presidency priorities beyond its 2025 term.
Nigeria’s New Terror Threat: JNIM Is Spreading but It’s Not Too Late to Act
Given its strength and capabilities, the extremist group JNIM poses an existential threat to Nigeria.
Wittebome – A Diverse, Multifaith Cape Town Suburb
Two religious landmarks, built a few hundred meters from one another, exemplify the diversity of Wittebome in Wynberg, Cape Town. The Darul Karer Mosque on Park Road, built in 1924, and the Corpus Christi Catholic Church, opened in 1937, welcome dozens of worshippers every week. Like many Catholic churches across the country, Corpus Christi was …
Pensioners Forced to Make Repeat Trips to Apply for Old Age Grants
To deal with the high demand in Bellville, SASSA will operate until 6pm
Gambling Regulation Can Promote Job Creation, Protect Vulnerable Youth, Enhance Tax Revenues, and Accelerate Industry Transformation
Today, I joined the picket at the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition to lobby for increased oversight and regulation of the online gambling industry.
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First Certificate of Debt for Municipal Manager in North West Just a Pilot Project
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the decision by the Auditor-General (AG) to issue the country’s first Certificate of Debt (CoD) for R4,6 million to the Municipal Manager of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Allen Losaba. This step confirms the Freedom Front Plus’s constant claims that financial control, consequence management and political accountability […]
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When Giving Evidence in Court Could Cost You Your Life
Witnesses tell stories of intimidation and threats
How South Africa’s Job Market Has Changed
There are 2.6-million more jobs than in 2008, but 10.4-million more people who need them
How Common Are Same-Sex Unions in South Africa? We Found Out
Our data repudiate the idea that same-sex relationships are a reflection of modernity or a Western cultural import
This One Resource Shapes Power and Security in Africa
Control over water underpins national security, economic stability and social wellbeing, as disputes over rivers from southern Africa to the Nile show.
Government Slammed for Failed Farm Ownership Plans
Parliament asked to investigate worker equity schemes
Women in Informal Settlements Are Often Silenced
They are systematically excluded from participating in local political life