Domestic Violence Against Women: More Cases Are Being Reported to Police
Women might be more likely to report cases than before, or violence is actually increasing.
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GBV Victims Travel Nearly 200KM to Reach Nearest State Shelter
A local resident has now turned her own four-room home into a safehouse for many women in Beaufort West who have nowhere to go
Criminal Courts in Cape Town Are Near to Collapse
We need a total revamp of the criminal justice system
SASSA Expects to Save R341-Million by Tightening Screenings
Treasury has added new conditions to improve the monitoring of grants
Parliament Takes Social Housing Regulator to Task Over Stalled Projects
Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed
Artists and Activists Take over Joburg Skyline Ahead of G20 Summit
They projected a series of illustrations, demanding urgent action on the global debt crisis and climate accountability
Unfenced 6 SAI Army Base Outside Makhanda Claims Another Life
At least six people have been killed or injured by explosives from the largely unfenced 6 SA Infantry Battalion training area
Cape Town’s Immigrant Shop Owners Terrorised by Extortion Gangs
Vigilantism on the rise as people accuse the police of failing them
Child Literacy: We Can Change How the Story Ends
The Funda Uphumelele National Survey shows us what must be done
Unsentenced Detainees Spending Years in Prison
New legal amendments seek to address prison overcrowding crisis
US and Lesotho Strike 5-Year Health Funding Pact
Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the nation’s health system
How a Group of Landowners Brought the Agulhas Plain Back to Life
The Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area was established in 2008
Bo-Kaap Residents Call For Airbnb to Be Regulated
Long-standing residents say they are being pushed out by short-term rentals
We’re Taking Government to Court for Failing to Provide Clean Water
Eastern Cape municipalities fail to realise Section 27 of the Constitution
Bid to Evict District Six Pensioner Dismissed
Court rules an eviction would be unjust given Noor-Banu Allie’s age, limited income and deep ties to District Six
MPs Condemn Unsafe Living Conditions at Occupied Cape Town Building
Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017
Inner City Cape Town: No Room for Locals
Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city
Hundreds of Incomplete Homes Stand Empty in Kwazulu-Natal Housing Project
Provincial government has spent more than R101-million
Cape Town Needs Rent Control. Here Are Six Ways We Could Do It
Renting a home close to the city has become unaffordable even for many middle-class households
Millions in Jozi FM Lottery Grants Missing
Board chair of holding company says funds were spent on documentaries, but the station CEO says there is no proper accounting for the money
SA Is Failing the Blind
South Africa has still not ratified the Marrakesh Treaty it adopted in 2013
Why Are Magistrates Protesting?
Judicial Officers Association of South Africa complains of “economic abuse”
Wittebome – A Diverse, Multifaith Cape Town Suburb
Two religious landmarks, built a few hundred meters from one another, exemplify the diversity of Wittebome in Wynberg, Cape Town. The Darul Karer Mosque on Park Road, built in 1924, and the Corpus Christi Catholic Church, opened in 1937, welcome dozens of worshippers every week. Like many Catholic churches across the country, Corpus Christi was …
Pensioners Forced to Make Repeat Trips to Apply for Old Age Grants
To deal with the high demand in Bellville, SASSA will operate until 6pm