Gauteng’s ‘Coloured’ Community Feels Unsafe: Who They Are and Why They’re Discouraged
There is a link between an enduring perception of marginalisation within Coloured communities and real material struggles.
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Bike Delivery Guys Risk Life and Limb to Deliver Our Goods
The last-mile delivery sector has exploded and may be the environmentally friendly way to shop
Teen Initiation Fights: Police Probe Attempted Murder Charges
Residents say these fights have become more violent with the use of dangerous weapons like garden shears, machetes and sticks
Dial-A-Ride Users Struggle With Bookings
Cape High Court ordered City of Cape Town to pause plans to cut back on transport service for disabled people
Ethiopia Has Struggled to Build National Unity: Can Its Big New Dam Deliver It?
Symbolic attempts at national unity in Ethiopia managed to achieve only short-lived national pride.
Eastern Cape Families Affected by 2023 Floods to Wait Until Next Year for Houses
Huge housing project launched before the floods is still in initial phase
Male Circumcision Is Made Easier by a Clever South African Invention
Estimates are that one million HIV infections have been prevented, saving the cost of treating and monitoring those cases, and avoiding transmission to partners.
We’re Being Pushed Out, Say Kalk Bay Fishing Families
Massive increase in water bills means they cannot afford to stay
Address Crumbling Housing Before Planning Mega-Cities
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about the Ekurhuleni Metro’s constant focus on so-called “mega-city” developments, while existing municipal housing is in a terrible condition. Across the Metro area, thousands of apartments and housing units are literally falling apart. Many of these units are vacant even though there are lots of families, who […]
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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
Ekurhuleni’s Handling of Extensive Power Outages Unacceptable
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the ongoing power outages affecting large parts of Boksburg, including Jet Park, Witfield, Comet, Boksburg North and surrounds, since the weekend. These outages are reportedly caused by attempted cable theft on one of the city’s 132kV main lines near the N12, which severely damaged infrastructure. […]
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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.
Police Fire Stun Grenades at PAGAD Protesters
Residents of Cloetesville in Stellenbosch march to the homes of alleged drug dealers to demand an end to gang violence
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
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
Health Workers Picket for Flotilla to Be Protected
They also call for the Israeli Medical Association to be suspended from the World Medical Association
From Safety Plan to Safety Sham
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on the Western Cape Safety Plan review
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The First Peoples, Still Waiting for Recognition
GOOD Speech by Brett Herron, Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s subject for discussion on the Traditional Leaders and Khoisan Act of 2019
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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.