Kwazulu-Natal Premier Promises Funds for Special Schools
Schools have been closed for weeks in protest against failure to meet their needs
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Magistrates Protest Outside Parliament
Magistrates are demanding salary increases and better working conditions
Filthy, Broken Toilets and Teachers Urinating Behind Bushes: A Groundup Investigation Finds Limpopo’s Schools Have Not Yet Been Fixed
Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets
Eastern Cape Villagers Take Charge of Their Own Water Supply
Frustrated by the unreliable municipal water supply, six communities near Cofimvaba have raised over R110,000 for their own supply infrastructure
Public Protector to Probe Promotion of CCMA Official Who Tampered With Case Management System
An investigation had previously found Nonzame Jaxa guilty of altering records to boost the office’s statistics
NPA to Proceed in Rape Cover-up Case Against Brighton Beach Police Officers
But the case has been adjourned to April 2026
City of Cape Town Contractors Mess Up
Rubbish piles up as City dumps cleaning companies which don’t meet obligations
Tshwane Municipality Fails to Improve Living Conditions at Mamelodi Hostel
Three years ago the City promised to restore electricity and erect a fence. Nothing has been done and the place is deteriorating
San Michele Home in Brakpan Urgently Needs Support
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) calls on residents and businesses to offer their support to the San Michele Home for the disabled in Withok, Brakpan, after the Home’s 450 000 litre water tank burst over the weekend. Consequently, the Home does not have adequate water supply. The Home cares for the most vulnerable members […]
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Nigeria’s Government Is Using Digital Technology to Repress Citizens. A Researcher Explains How
Local conflict and development needs drive the demand for digital authoritarianism technologies.
The Spectacular but Contested Drakensberg Source of Johannesburg’s Water
It is well known that Johannesburg receives most of its potable water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, via the Vaal dam, but there is another equally voluminous inter-basin water transfer scheme that feeds into the Vaal, called the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme. It is one of the country’s great feats of engineering, incorporating an underground …
Water Workers on Strike in Free State
Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality plans to close down water company
Durban Community Hall Left to Ruin by Municipality
Jabulani Hall has broken windows and collapsing ceilings and its dilapidated offices are occupied by people who say they were displaced by floods in 2022
Police Block Protest by Textile Workers in Lesotho
Unions accuse police of acting unlawfully by denying permission for a protest march against job losses
How Johannesburg Residents Are Protecting Their Power Lines
“Secure infrastructure should be covered by our rates. We’d much rather spend the extra money on beautifying our local park.”
Raila Odinga Mastered the Art of Political Compromise for the Good of Kenya
Odinga escaped all attempts by his detractors to reduce him to an ethnic leader.
Meet the Seagoing Optimists
The Little Optimist Trust Sailing Therapy program gives over 1,600 children in Cape Town their chance to be on the water
Francesca Albanese Calls for All of Us to Do More to End the Oppression of Palestinians
“Bringing the case to the ICJ … It’s been enormous. South Africa went ahead alone and risked huge repercussions from the United States and others”
Eldorado Park Occupiers Picket Police Station After Shack Demolitions
They accuse the police of brutality during an eviction operation last week
Seven-Year-Old Drowns in Cape Town Informal Settlement Dam
Residents of Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East say dams in the area are unsafe
Budget Fraud Charges Laid Against Western Cape MECs and Officials
The GOOD Party is here to lay criminal charges against Western Cape MECs and senior officials who committed fraud by knowingly tabling falsely balanced provincial budgets in order to present a rosy picture of the province’s finances ahead of last year’s general election.
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Yaoundé Is Set to Sizzle at 38°C by 2030: How Green Design Could Cool Cameroon’s Capital
Public ponds, fountains and new reflective buildings are needed to protect Yaoundé’s people from the heat island effect.
Details of Brett Herron’s Fraud Complaint Against Western Cape MECs
GOOD Secretary-General and Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, Brett Herron, has lodged a criminal complaint against former Finance MEC Mireille Wenger (now Health MEC) and Education MEC David Maynier.
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District Six Claimants Wonder if They Will Be Alive by the Time Government Redevelops the Historic Site
“Hopefully, the next generation will perhaps benefit,” says 77-year-old claimant