Durban Ward Councillor’s Mobile Office Overturned by Angry Residents
People in eNkanini informal settlement say they have been living without services since 2017
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Free State Municipalities Contemptuous of Legislative Oversight
The Matjhabeng Local Municipality’s blatant contempt for the Free State Legislature and its constitutional oversight mandate confirms that this institution is no longer willing or able to fulfil its constitutional duties. The Municipality’s Speaker, Bheke Stofile, and acting Municipal Manager, Adv Lauretta van Wyk, were absent today (Friday, 24 October) from a joint portfolio committee […]
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Process to Appoint New Lottery Chair Underway
Here is the shortlist of six candidates
Arts Festivals Call For Clarity on Funding
Long-standing arts festivals that provide thousands of jobs have received no funds this year from the arts and culture department
George Municipality’s Mismanagement and Misuse of Consultants
The GOOD Party has expressed deep concern over escalating mismanagement within the George Municipality, where millions of rands are being spent each month while critical posts remain vacant and service delivery continues to decline.
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Special Schools in KwaZulu-Natal to Stay Closed
Parents demand buses, more staff and a hostel
Former Leaders of Lesotho Women’s Rights Organisation Accused of Corruption
Two senior office-bearers of Women and Law are accused of misappropriating R5.6-million in donor funds
Closing Arguments in Judge Mbenenge Sexual Harassment Tribunal
Lawyer says this case will likely determine whether other women with legitimate claims will come forward, but tribunal chair disagrees
Madagascar Protests: How Ousted President Andry Rajoelina’s Urban Agenda Backfired
President Rajoelina’s large-scale infrastructure projects didn’t meet the needs of most Malagasy citizens.
SNAFU: Minister’s Promise To Probe Followed By Deafening Silence
Several teachers at Dr Böhmer School in Bloemfontein claim that their careers were destroyed after they blew the whistle on financial mismanagement. And the undertaking by the national Minister of Education, Siviwe Gwarube, to probe the matter has come to nothing but a deafening silence. The teachers claim they were accused of racism and sexual […]
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Contract Workers March in Joburg Demanding Permanent Jobs
Expanded Public Works Programme employees march to Premier’s office
Guns, Gangs and Gold: The Battle for Zambia’s Riches
Social media posts have triggered a rush of gold diggers
Fort Hare Paid R17-Million for Work That Was Never Done
ICT department staff and service providers implicated in alleged multimillion-rand scam
Emfuleni Is Failing Major Industries and Businesses
The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) is exacerbating the financial strain on major industries and businesses through its failure to pay service providers and conclude service agreements with new suppliers on time. Meteronline (MOL), the company responsible for electronically taking electricity consumption readings and automatically transmitting it to the Municipality’s billing […]
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Claims of Political Links to Paul Mashatile Are Just “Gossip”, Winning Lottery Bidder Says
Losing bidder Ithuba Lottery is trying to create “an atmosphere of wrongdoing”, says Sizekhaya
Special Schools Closed in Kwazulu-Natal After Education Department Fails to Pay Subsidies
76 schools closed by parents and the South African National Association for Special School Education (SANASE)
Lottery Commits R124-Million to Fight HIV and TB
Funding intended to help fill gap left by withdrawal of US funds
Land Spat Highlights Tension Between Traditional and Formal Law
It’s often unclear who owns land in traditional communities — the individual or the traditional authority
Lottery Bidder’s Connections to Paul Mashatile Being Probed, Says Minister Tau
Sizekhaya consortium has links to Mashatile, says Ithuba Lottery
Law Clinics Flooded as Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers From the System
Refugee offices are still not processing new applications unless immigrants have a transit visa, despite a court ruling that this is unconstitutional
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Rehabilitation Efforts Ignore the Emotional Trauma of Soldiers: Why This Matters
Nigeria has a policy of de-radicalisation of former Boko Haram fighters, but overlooks the voices of soldiers who have to carry out the policy.
Magistrates Protest Outside Court, Demanding Higher Wages
Magistrates are under-recognised and under-paid, says former Constitutional Court judge Edwin Cameron
Tshwane Multi-Party Coalition: Year of Exceptional Growth and Good Governance
The GOOD Party congratulates the multi-party coalition government of the City of Tshwane on the tremendous achievements recorded during the past 12 months since being elected to office by the Tshwane Council in October 2024.
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Judge Hands Down Ruling Three Years Late
For most of that time there was no record of it in the official report that tracks late judgments