Rhodes University launches probe into water after gastro outbreak
Over 100 students and staff have been treated for diarrhoea, stomach cramps and vomiting
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Border? What border? This is what South Africa’s frontier with Zimbabwe looks like
Trucks, elephants, donkeys and humans cross the Limpopo River freely
Activists concerned that Cape Town’s “affordable” housing will not be affordable
Applicants in the Tafelberg case say private-sector “affordable” housing is no substitute for social housing
Fruit farmers take Premier to court
Five Western Cape fruit producers, the Competition Commission and union AFADWU are taking action over the planned closure of the Tulbagh cannery
Health workers take insourcing demand to the CCMA
“We will picket until we all get employed permanently,” says NUPSAW organiser
Brandvlei prisoners face recurring water shortages
But the Department of Correctional Services says supply was interrupted for only two days after May floods
High Court to decide on asylum seeker detentions
Home Affairs argues asylum seekers who entered country illegally can be detained
Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade
Upgrades to the Fort Beaufort water treatment works are months behind schedule
Labour Court slams CCMA commissioner for relying on AI hallucination
Commissioner Menzi Fakude relied on a judgment that did not exist
Luxury lodge fined R15-million for flouting environmental laws
Goats Window luxury safari lodge built 23 units near Bonnievale without environmental authorisation, and cleared 4,000m2 of endangered renosterveld
Soweto housing fraud case postponed for seventh time
“Justice delayed is justice denied,” says victim of alleged housing scam
March and March protests against immigrant delivery drivers
The group’s leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma singled out a GroundUp journalist who was then threatened by the crowd
Lesotho families take Lesotho Highlands Development Authority to court
The Seinoli Trust wants the high court to compel the LHDA to release data on communities affected by the water project
Lesufi said 80,000 panic buttons were distributed. It was 2,000
Now, the physical panic buttons have been cancelled
In photos: Joburg’s first Queer Festival celebrates freedoms won over decades
The festival coincided with the host Market Theatre’s 50th anniversary
“You’d swear everyone owns a gun” says Khayelitsha police forum member
About 100 people marched against an increase in gun violence and shootings in Makhaza
Some relief for Tshwane residents after city centre water declared safe
But Rand Water warns of “exceptionally high ” water usage straining the system
Week without water brings Joburg residents onto the streets
Areas supplied by the Commando system are among the worst affected by the city’s water crisis
Elections 2026: Polokwane is pouring sewage into two rivers
Finances are mostly in order but the sewage treatment plants in Limpopo’s capital are among the worst in the country
Tshwane water is “unsafe for human consumption”, Parliament hears
Criminal case opened after hundreds of people fall ill with gastrointestinal illnesses due to unchlorinated drinking water in Tshwane
Learners wait seven years for R39-million school
Second building contractor fired and Eyabantu Senior Secondary School remains unfinished
SASSA to spend R290-billion on social grants this year
Grants make up 11% of government spending, the same as 20 years ago
Immigrant drivers too scared to enter Gauteng townships
“Independent contractors” for delivery services are being targeted by vigilantes