Garbage piling up in Cape Town townships as extortion gangs force out City contractors
In some areas of Phillipi East rubbish has not been collected for nine months
GroundUp
Nine years later, here is how Wolwerivier is doing
Residents of the City’s emergency housing development face unemployment, extreme heat, and overcrowding. But “we have achieved a lot” says a community member
SCA refuses to hear appeal by dodgy Lottery lawyer
The Legal Practice Council will now have to reconsider GroundUp’s complaint against Lesley Ramulifho
Worker who earns R3,500 per month spends R1,200 on transport
Metrorail’s return to service remains extremely limited
Gangs force us pay for access to water, say Mamelodi residents
Municipality confirms illegal connections to the reservoir but blames people occupying nearby land
DA calls for Parliamentary inquiry into eThekwini water crisis
“If eThekwini collapsed, so would Umngeni-Uthukela, threatening water security to the entire province of KwaZulu-Natal” says DA shadow minister
Kwaito star fails to overturn preservation order on his guesthouse
Judge says there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the property Arthur Mafokate bought was from the proceeds of “unlawful activities”
Water outages force Pietermaritzburg municipal offices to close
Several pipes burst in Msunduzi Municipality
A Peaceful Lion: A Tribute to land activist Moss Sekobane
He was a tireless worker for the rights of the vulnerable
Dunoon left without ward councillor after sudden ANC recall
Councillor Messie Makuwa says she is ready to fight in court
Regan Naidoo police brutality case postponed again
Defence wants a magistrate from outside KwaZulu-Natal
Durban families demand end to “water crisis”
EThekwini municipality promises that water will be restored to affected communities by 15 February
Judge “grossly misconducted herself” says Mlambo
Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi delivered over 20 judgments late
Laundry offers free showers to homeless people
LaundReCycle is energy and water self-sufficient. It has been running since 2021 at the Streetscapes Urban Farm.
Urgent court bid by Dipuo Peters to halt her suspension fails
The ANC MP was sanctioned by Parliament for state capture breaches while she was Minister of Transport
Shack dwellers build makeshift speed bumps on ‘deadly’ road
At least two people died and three shacks were destroyed in a taxi accident on Old Faure Road near Mfuleni on Friday
Disciplinary tribunal for tardy judge goes behind closed doors
Judiciary watchdog “surprised” by blanket ban
Anger at Panyaza Lesufi for failing to fix Roodepoort school for years
The department committed to replacing the school with a brick-and-mortar structure more than five years ago.
South African Journalists hold vigil in solidarity with Palestinian journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists has recorded 83 deaths since 7 October but is investigating many other unconfirmed deaths of reporters
Durban community without running water for four years
DA calls for Human Rights Commission to investigate ongoing water crisis in eThekwini
Dipuo Peters takes Parliament to court
Former Transport Minister seeks to have her suspension lifted. #UniteBehind opposes her bid.
Meticulous Eastern Cape effort to save vultures from extinction
Vultures disabled by powerline collisions are taken care of and given a place to breed
Case of lawyer accused of race attack postponed
Gary Trappler is accused of slashing the tyres of Green Point resident Thandi Mgwaba’s hired car on 19 February 2020.