Community that lived decades in harmony shattered by anti-immigration vigilantes
Thembelihle informal settlement near Johannesburg was celebrated in 2008 for standing up against xenophobia, now people are fleeing
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Children of immigrants forced to leave South African schools
Repatriation process interrupts schooling
NSFAS students battle to keep up with inflation
Living allowance runs out mid-month, students say
Farmworkers fear eviction from Paarl wine estate
Fourteen families are at risk of losing the homes they have lived in for decades
Union and hostel residents quarrel over R3-million electricity bill
Food and Allied Workers’ Union claims its hostel was “hijacked”, but residents say they are descendants of bread factory workers who lived there
7 toilets for 1,500 people in this Durban informal settlement
Boxwood Road residents in Kenville say broken toilets and leaking pipes have been left unrepaired for years by the eThekwini Municipality
Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal
Two massive water-hungry and energy-hungry data centres are proposed next to the airport
Labour court rules against racist owner of a dog called “Hitler”
Cape Town court finds that his comments justified dismissal
Gugulethu’s apartheid-era hostels finally get a facelift
But residents accuse City of Cape Town of prioritising the flats that face the main road
In photos: Hundreds of people still stranded outside Malawian consulate
A psychologist working with the MSF team identified people requiring mental health support due to trauma
Taps dry as municipality drowns in R1-billion debt
Residents of the Kai !Garib Local Municipality in the Northern Cape face collapsing services, frequent water interruptions, and potholed roads
Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay
A Judicial Service Commission committee has found KZN High Court Judge Elsje-Marie Bezuidenhout grossly negligent
Durban residents oppose student housing
The owners of a building being renovated in Sydenham say they are yet to decide on its use
Pietermaritzburg’s R1-billion transport flop
No buses operate on Msunduzi Municipality’s failed public transport system
Water contractors say eThekwini municipality failed to pay them months ago
Municipality says it still needs to verify which companies need to be paid
Parole officers are drowning in cases
Just 933 officers for 82,000 parolees and probationers
Zimbabwean families driven from their homes camp outside Limpopo police station
The Zim Consulate has arranged buses to take them to the Musina Repatriation Centre
Union marches over failing municipalities
“When municipalities collapse, communities suffer” says SAMWU
Treasury says freezing R13.5bn for 69 municipalities should not disrupt services
If municipalities address unauthorised, irregular, and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, funds could be released within the month
OR Tambo municipality dodges questions on failed toilet project
A project to build hundreds of toilets near Mthatha has been stalled since 2023
Explainer: How “money mule” scams work
We asked the banks what they are doing to combat this type of fraud
“The clothing industry is being hammered from all sides”
Factory raids in KwaZulu-Natal and court cases have exposed the rot, but what are the solutions?
Court setback for Lesotho Highlands dam compensation claims
Court rejects constitutional challenge, but thousands of villagers and businesses can still pursue claims through the High Court
More than 50,000 immigrants have fled SA
38,000 people have quit the country via Musina since the wave of xenophobia started