Gag Order Against Open Secrets Lifted
Case brought by Integrated Convoy Protection, which sells armoured vehicles to UAE, dismissed
GroundUp
Ethekwini Blames Shembe Church for Delays in Housing Project
Burlington development has been stuck since 2022
Disability Organisation Loses Constantia Land Claim Battle
South African Riding for the Disabled Association will have to vacate property
Release of Useful Health Statistics: 2015 to 2025
The National Health Laboratory Service has provided HIV, TB, syphilis and cholesterol data
Fort Hare’s Cattle Projects Were Supposed to Help Eastern Cape Farmers. Instead They Are a Lesson in Bad Governance
Forensic reports uncover arithmetical errors, unaccounted-for assets and absent oversight, probably resulting in the loss of tens of millions of rands for the university
“Sink Hole” Families to Be Moved
Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe
SAPS Won’t Return to Telkom Towers Despite Millions Spent
The complex was evacuated in February 2024 amid safety concerns
Eastern Cape Families Go to Court Over Water
Despite a court order, the Amathole District Municipality has not provided water to Centane villages, they say
State Must Stop Xenophobic Vigilantism at Clinics
Médecins Sans Frontières, Treatment Action Campaign and Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia launched an application in the South Gauteng High Court
Stadium in Ekurhuleni Unused for Seven Years
Alra Park’s swimming pool is not operational either
Lesotho and South African Organisations at Loggerheads After USAID Funding Cuts
The Mosepele Foundation Development Forum has accused Mothers2Mothers South Africa of withholding funds but the latter says it has no choice
Calls for Nestlé to Remove Sugar From Baby Foods
Swiss investigative outlet claims Nestlé is misrepresenting sugar content
UCT Astronomer’s Photo of Neutron Star Makes Headlines
Kelebogile Gasealahwe’s work could shed light on jets emitted by these stars
Quick Explainer: The New Inflation Target
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has announced a new inflation target of 3% a year. What does this mean and why does it matter?
Lawns Outside Cape Town Manor Lit up for Unmute ArtsAbility Festival
The three-day festival aimed to create awareness about people with disabilities in the arts sector
Durban Residents Demand Tap Water and an End to Water Tankers
People in Ngoqokazi and Amatikwe, near Inanda, have been without running water since 2017
Operation Dudula Blocks Access to Clinics, Violating Court Order
Witness testimony plus a visit by GroundUp to clinics confirms this. Clinic security guards are also blocking access to immigrants.
Lesotho to Release Hundreds of Prisoners to Reduce Overcrowding
The government says it is busy implementing recommendations made 22 years ago by the Judge White Commission into prison conditions
Orange Farm’s Crime Fighting Patrollers
Community members have lauded efforts by the crime patrollers to make their streets safer, with over 400 people already part of the initiative
R22-Million Limpopo Sports Complex Stands Unused
Makhuvha Sports Complex outside Thohoyandou has been left to ruin
Writing Exams in Leaking Classrooms With No Electricity
The education department says it will appoint a contractor to renovate H S Phillips Secondary in Limpopo in April 2027
Wynberg Main Road – A Safe Haven for Immigrant Families
People from the diaspora call this old part of Cape Town home
Thousands Protest to End Violence Against Women
Government classifies GBV and femicide a national disaster, but it’s unclear what policies will follow from this
Court Orders Lesotho Dams Authority to Pay 600 Villagers Compensation
Villagers in Bobete lost access to riverine resources since the Katse Dam was built