Youth take to their bikes to protest against mining companies
Youth Affected by Mining United in Action cycled the “Toxic Tour” to various mining companies’ offices in Johannesburg
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Shelters in Cape Town are filling up as winter bites
The Haven’s shelters are already 85% full
Meet the beekeepers of the mangrove forests
Members of the Cwebeni cooperative trek four kilometres to harvest honey deep in the forests of the Wild Coast
Displaced Limpopo farmers battle to make a living
Farmers had been working communal land near Phalaborwa since 2014
Graves across Nelson Mandela Bay ruined by storm
“These are our families and this is causing new pain”
New law proposed to stop SLAPP suits
The Centre for Applied Legal Studies and Right2Protest hope legislators will adopt it to protect journalists and activists
These Durban families will have to wait until next year for a reliable water supply
City of eThekwini says the water crisis in parts of the city will only be fully resolved in 2025
Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round
Studies of three river catchments have found an association between pesticide exposure and poorer brain function in children
Money starts flowing at last to Gauteng care organisations
The Department of Social Development has been scrambling to comply with a court order
“Each time we try to get comfortable, the police come to demolish our home”
Families living in Lindokuhle Mnguni informal settlement in Johannesburg say they’re being harassed by police and AmaPanyaza
Scramble for water in Kariega as municipality fails to keep its promise
Water tanker runs dry after 30 minutes
Mining is destroying crucial Eswatini nature reserve
The mine has the king’s blessing but no environmental authorisation
These Inanda families have to walk to a primary school to use the toilet
Victims of 2022 floods are still living in a “transit camp”
Appeal court overturns cyber crime ruling
This is a clear message to verify bank account details before paying
Backyarders vs City of Cape Town in court
Judgment reserved in Belhar occupation case
Radiation therapy graduates unplaced for six months by health department
Graduates are required by law to complete the Internship and Community Service Programme in order to practise
People in Kariega queue for hours to collect water after devastating storm
Gift of the Givers has been delivering hundreds of litres of water daily and set up 12 soup kitchens in the township of KwaNobuhle.
State completes investigation into three SAPS officers charged with torturing Cape Town barber
No response from SAPS on whether the three are still employed or on duty
Over 1,000 shack dwellers displaced by Tongaat tornado
People are being housed in three large tents
After five years only 26 state houses built in Inanda
Families relocated to make way for housing project have been living in a poorly serviced transit camp
Sibanye-Stillwater miners who staged underground protest resurface in Rustenburg
They staged a sit-in strike over unpaid employee share ownership scheme funds. But the company says they do not qualify yet.
First sitting of new Parliament will be at the Cape Town International Convention Centre
The new National Assembly will not be complete until February 2026
Children’s book on Palestine occupation pulled from Exclusive Books’ shelves
“It is sad when a book like this gets pulled from the biggest retailer in the country”
Gauteng government funds new drug rehab while defunding existing ones
Clinix Foundation was approved for R11-million in funding in just three weeks