Further delay in Thabo Bester trial
Bester complains that his rights to a fair trial are being infringed
GroundUp
Almost half of state-funded drug rehab beds in Gauteng under threat
Organisations “under investigation” have not been told why
Thousands of special needs learners still not placed at schools
Parents of children with disabilities protested in May, demanding that government do more to help their children
Public Protector releases damning report on the handling of gender-based violence complaints
Report says the departments of Justice, Police and Social Development are falling short
Stun grenades thrown at farm women outside Parliament
200 women were marching to call for a ban of pesticides
Deadly storm creates havoc from Gqeberha to Tongaat
At least nine people killed by severe weather affecting almost half the country
Bid to save legendary Lovedale Press
The 200-year-old Eastern Cape press is in a shambles, but there is a plan
Boksburg families refuse to move to serviced sites
Give us houses, Ekurhuleni municipality told
Seven die in floods in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro
Over 1,000 people displaced by flooding on the weekend
Environmental activists win against Shell in appeal court
Shell still has one more shot at seismic exploration authorisation
Elections 2024: Low voter turnout must be fixed
Glitches and slow queues need to be seen in light of IEC’s budget cuts
“Tightrope” walk for villagers fetching water
In Richmond Farm residents have to do a balancing act to fetch water from a municipal ablution block
Protesters dump faeces at newly built houses in Kariega
They claim they should be allowed to move into the houses. But the municipality says they’re not the rightful beneficiaries.
Durban police brutality case adjourned again
18 officers face trial over death-in-custody of Regan Naidoo in 2018
These villagers got taps five years ago … but have never had water
Villages around Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape battle for water
TotalEnergies will destroy our livelihoods say small scale fishers
South African fishers joined a picket outside the company’s AGM in France last week
Court orders Gauteng government to pay children’s homes subsidies by Friday afternoon
The order gives Epworth Children’s Homes and Bethany House Trust a “lifeline” until the end of September
New proposal puts Kruger National Park’s environmental safeguards “at risk”
Experts alarmed by government move to drop statutory requirements for some developments in the park
Hold officials personally liable to strengthen our democracy
Accountability through the ballot box is not enough
Conditions in Greyton settlement worsen as land restitution process drags on
Madiba Park families still in limbo five years after protests
Gauteng Department of Social Development misled court on reasons for funding delays
Auditor-General says it did not recommend changes to the funding process
Eskom demands Evaton households pay for broken transformer
Residents have to each pay R6,000 over six months, otherwise they won’t be reconnected, says the power utility
Louis Trichardt residents forced to live among pools of sewage
Tired of continual backups into their pipes due to blocked sewer lines, some residents have reverted to pit toilets
Multi-million-rand drug rehabs under investigation by Gauteng government
Provincial department of social development has stopped funding 750 beds at Life Healthcare’s treatment centres