How much did judges really spend on their Durban conference?
Travel agency quoted the Office of the Chief Justice R9,000 for return plane tickets from Johannesburg to Durban
GroundUp
Families live with rubbish and rats in Joburg stadium
Hundreds of people have been stuck for years in “temporary” accommodation
Government admits it unlawfully withheld billions from schools
Withholding billions of rands from public schools was unconstitutional, but the schools won’t get the money back
Sugar workers down tools
Tongaat Hulett workers demand a 13% wage increase
Hawks have only half the staff they need
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations needs more investigators
Eastern Cape protesters win fight against municipal manager
Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality manager Khathutshelo Mulaudzi faces allegations of mismanagement
Four months of raw sewage on Durban road
Overflowing manholes have forced motorists and taxis to take longer routes
Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences
This follows days of protests at Cape Peninsula University of Technology
More than 2.5-million succulents seized from poachers
But this is probably less than a quarter of the illegal trade, CapeNature says
Imagine Hangberg, but with psychedelic toads
Kimon de Greef, who cut his teeth at GroundUp, follows the trail of a Mexican toad guru in his new book
EThekwini’s Phoenix housing contracts ruled unlawful
Three companies may not start building new dwellings but may finish those they have started
Six months on, Joburg Master’s office no better
Lawyers complain of backlogs, delays, inefficiency and corruption
Decriminalise sex work bill back in Parliament years later
SWEAT and Asijiki Coalition welcome some progress made by government
MEC heckled and insulted by protesters
Ngcobo shut down for fourth day as residents call for removal of municipal manager
Vrygrond residents demand answers after death at police station
A woman recovering from a C-section was handcuffed and taken to Muizenberg SAPS
Mfuleni shack dwellers protest outside Premier’s office
Protesters threaten to “shut down the N2” if water and electricity demands ignored
Why do Joburg’s taps keep running dry?
Poor management has caused frequent, prolonged water outages and left many families dependent on water tankers
Court victory for Wild Coast activists
Apex court sets aside Shell and Impact Africa’s exploration right
Nearly half of SA’s young people are not working or in training
NEET rate for 15-34 year olds has risen from 38% to 45% since 2012
Protests force CPUT to withdraw student payment plan
The university had proposed that students pay up to R7,000 to start the year
“We are failing them” SASSA staff tell minister
Minister of Social Development Dina Pule acknowledged the need for more staff and empathised with workers’ frustrations at SASSA’s Bellville office
Government paralysis costs film industry thousands of jobs and millions in revenue
Film industry coalition reach agreement with trade and industry department to start clearing funding application backlog