Lesotho Families, Moved to Make Way for a Dam, Lose Court Battle
20 years after they were displaced by the Mohale Dam, court tells families to share their compensation payout
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South Africans Are Going off the Service Grid: What Happens When Citizens Replace the State?
Failing water, power, sanitation and security services in South Africa are spurring households and communities to do it themselves.
People Fight for Water as Infrastructure Crumbles
uMzinyathi District Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal is failing to supply water
Queue, the Beloved Country
We have come to accept that we must queue for hours for every public service - but it’s not normal
Universities Can Turn AI From a Threat to an Opportunity by Teaching Critical Thinking
Employers and societies demand graduates who can evaluate information and make sound judgments.
Bird Ringing – Bringing Knowledge and Delight
A South African discovery offered the first proof of birds migrating across the equator
Toxic Pollution Builds up in Snake Scales: What We Learnt From Black Mambas
Black mambas were found to be indicators of toxic poisons from heavy metals.
Landowners Must Go through Mediation Before Applying for an Eviction, Court Rules
Land Court lays out rules for mediation procedures
IDT’s School Project Stalls as Costs Reach R198-Million
Learners of Rivoni School of the Blind were promised a new building in 2019
Sassa Extends Postbank’s Contract by Three Months
The agreement, which governs how millions of grants are paid, was supposed to lapse on 30 September
Ekurhuleni Announces New Dates and Venues for Public Participation on Basic Electricity Charge
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Ekurhuleni Metro’s announcement of new dates and additional venues for public participation on the basic electricity charge proposed for the 2025/26 financial year. This fixed monthly charge amounts to R109,78 (excluding VAT) for single-phase households and R203,89 for three-phase consumers, and is intended to cover the costs […]
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Chaotic Start to Gauteng Social Development Department’s 2026 Funding Cycle
Gauteng DSD abandons new funding applications platform
Palm Trees in Africa Are in Decline: These Botanists Made a Plan to Do Something About It
Palms play a vital role in food, culture and livelihoods. A new pan-African network aims to study, protect and conserve the continent’s unique and rare palm trees.
Legal Action Looms Over Mamelodi Magistrates’ Court Construction Fiasco
Construction was due to be finished in 2016
A Spectacular Reset of Relations Between South Africa and the US Is Possible
There are currently three Afrikaners in Washington who believe there is a unique opportunity for a spectacular reset of relations between South Africa and the United States (US). The full provisional document is attached herewith: Let us Make Critical Minerals the Centerpiece of a New U.S.–South Africa Partnership Agreement As Afrikaners responsible for a multi-million-dollar […]
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Tanzania’s Ruling Party Has Crushed the Opposition – The Elections Are a Mere Formality
The 2025 election will primarily serve to legitimise President Samia Suluhu’s new mandate.
Protest Against Fossil Fuels at African Energy Week
“This is not the right way for Africa to go”
Bedfordview’s Water Problems Could Have Been Avoided
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) takes note of the Ekurhuleni Metro’s latest action plan to address the severe water shortages in Bedfordview, which includes repairing reservoirs and installing a new Rand Water pipeline. While these interventions are necessary and welcome, it is clear that the Metro has failed to properly maintain its water infrastructure […]
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One in Two Nigerians Live In Poverty and Relief Programmes Have Failed
The absence of strong accountability turns anti-poverty programmes into symbolic gestures rather than vehicles of real change in Nigeria.
Judge Dismisses Postbank’s Attempt to Keep Social Grants Contract
Postbank “created its own urgency” by waiting until September to bring the application, the Gauteng High Court ruled. It has known since 2024 that the contract would be terminated this month.
Matthew Cook Elected to Lead Financial Oversight in Johannesburg
The GOOD Party congratulates our National Chairperson and City of Johannesburg Councillor, Matthew Cook, on his election as the City of Johannesburg’s Chairperson of Finance Section 79 Oversight Committee.
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Tshwane Seeks Investments but Is Unable to Provide Infrastructure and Services
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supports all forms of development and investment aimed at attracting capital and job opportunities to the nation’s capital, and will not stand idly by as the Tshwane Metro’s budget constraints hinder such developments. According to a report by the Oversight Committee on Economic Development and Spatial Planning, the Metro […]
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Horses Offer Disabled Children a New View of the World
SARDA has been bringing together children and horses for more than 50 years
Study Shows How We Can Massively Improve Hypertension Treatment
Rather than spend hours at a clinic, patients measured their own blood pressure