Blind SA Takes Schools to Court Over Conditions for Children With Disabilities
A failure to provide safe and dignified hostel conditions for learners with disabilities is widespread in South Africa, the organisation says
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US Cuts Food Aid to 36,000 Children in Lesotho
About one in five people in rural Lesotho face food insecurity
Pensioner Has to Live in Shack Despite ‘Owning’ RDP House for 17 Years
A 2012 Corruption Watch report stated that the houses “were invaded because they were left empty for a long time”.
SIU Finds Work Paid for but Not Done on Critical Water Infrastructure
Criminal investigations, civil litigation, lifestyle audits, and disciplinary action loom large as SIU probes dodgy water sector contracts
Protest Over Unsafe Dirt Roads in Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Nquthu and Mzinyathi Municipalities promise to fix roads next week
RDP Occupiers Protest at Ekhurhuleni Mayor’s Office
“The City should stop calling us illegal occupants and give us services”
Joker in the Pack Paterson Hoping for One Last Trick
ARUNDEL: When Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad announced his squad for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final, several of his...
Reassuring Declining Crime Rate in Tshwane
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary-General 05 June 2025 Although three months do not make a trend, the GOOD Party is cautiously optimistic that the latest Gauteng crime statistics for January to March 2025 reflect a strong and reassuring decline in reported crime across the City of Tshwane. At the heart of these numbers […]
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Luxury Home of Lottery “Kingpin” Frozen by Special Tribunal
Non-profit organisation headed by Alfred Sigudhla received nearly R70-million from the Lottery
100-Year-Old Flagstaff School Is Falling Apart
In 2013 the Flagstaff Comprehensive High School was promised a share of a R195-million project. But nothing happened
Judge Slams Home Affairs for “Unintelligible, Illogical Babble” in Gay Case
Immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was imprisoned solely for homosexuality
Lesotho Fishing Company’s Strange “Error” on Donations
Sanlei Premium Trout reported community donations of fish heads worth R2.9-million, but actually gave less than R450,000
Eastern Cape Teacher Accused of Beating Learner With a Hosepipe
Department of Education warns teachers against using corporal punishment to discipline learners
Children’s Homes, Rehabs and Shelters Face Closure Once Again as Gauteng Government Fails to Pay
Department of Social Development says there were “payment system challenges” and some organisations are non-compliant
Setback for Casual Workers as Court Rules Forum Is Not a Union
But Simunye Workers Forum can still amend its constitution and reapply for registration
Misinformation Versus Freedom, Rights and Science
A GroundUp series on the right to be informed
They Escaped With Their Lives. Now They’ve Been Arrested
Immigration officers arrest more than 100 Zimbabweans seeking shelter after xenophobic attacks
Silence on Fundraiser a Further Breach of Public Trust
GOOD Statement by Jonathan Cupido ,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor & Caucus Whip 03 June 2025 As the 5th of June approaches, the GOOD Party has again written to the Cape Town City Manager regarding the City’s continued failure to act on a blatant violation of its own Events Policy, namely, the DA’s use […]
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VF Plus Demands Fair Share of Gauteng Budget for Minorities
In response to the tabling of the Gauteng 2025/26 budget in the Legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) insisted that the budget should also make provision for services and support to minorities in the province. The budget, tabled by the MEC for Finance, Lebogang Maile, does not differ much from last year’s, except for […]
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In 2013, Zakes Mda Was Horrified to See 110 Learners in a Class in This School. Twelve Years Later, Nothing Has Changed
A third of schools in the Eastern Cape do not meet minimum norms and standards
Scholesy, the Man Behind the Gloves
ARUNDEL: It says everything about his character that one of Kyle Verreynne’s most memorable days of his cricketing career came...
Tshwane Should Stop Financially Bailing out Housing Company Tshwane
The Tshwane Metro cannot keep financially bailing out the Housing Company Tshwane. It is unsustainable and a waste of money. The Housing Company Tshwane, an entity of the Metro responsible for managing 2 107 housing units, records a significant rental income loss annually and struggles to carry out essential maintenance on the buildings. Only 33% […]
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Sex Workers Protest Outside Justice Department Offices
Activists want the decriminalisation bill to be fast tracked
How History of “Kill the Boer” Has Been Distorted
Nationalists on both sides of South Africa’s main ethnic divide misrepresent what it means