“Sink Hole” Families to Be Moved
Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe
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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
Gender Inequality Drives GBV
Inequality is a key theme of the historic first African G20 Leader’s Summit this weekend. South African women bear a double inequality: The face of poverty is that of a woman of colour, and ours is among the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman.
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Criminal Courts in Cape Town Are Near to Collapse
We need a total revamp of the criminal justice system
We’re Taking Government to Court for Failing to Provide Clean Water
Eastern Cape municipalities fail to realise Section 27 of the Constitution
GBV: Join the National Shutdown and Let Power Feel the Absence
Every morning, women wake up and choose to keep going, to keep moving through what was done to them. And every morning, this country confronts them with a reminder of just how unsafe they are.
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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
City of Cape Town Responsible for the Death and Destruction of Homes
It is with profound outrage and sorrow that we note the tragic death of a young man in a devastating fire that destroyed 32 homes and left 52 people homeless in the Siyangena informal settlement in Philippi.
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Why Are Magistrates Protesting?
Judicial Officers Association of South Africa complains of “economic abuse”
When Giving Evidence in Court Could Cost You Your Life
Witnesses tell stories of intimidation and threats
This One Resource Shapes Power and Security in Africa
Control over water underpins national security, economic stability and social wellbeing, as disputes over rivers from southern Africa to the Nile show.
Open Secrets to Face Armoured Vehicle Company in Court
The case may have important implications for freedom of expression
At This Limpopo Clinic, Nurses Have to Fetch Water in Buckets
Midoroni clinic has not had running water for over two years
Ecological Disaster in the Hemel-En-Aarde Valley
The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources
President Samia Hassan’s Grip on Power Has Been Shaken by Unprecedented Protests
The regime once seemed untouchable. Now anything feels possible.
Where Did the First People Come From? The Case for a Coastal Migration From Southern Africa
A coastal migration up and out of Africa was more likely to succeed than an overland journey.
No Water for Two Years as R200-Million Project Remains Incomplete
At Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani in Limpopo, staff and patients have to bring water and use pit toilets
Filthy, Broken Toilets and Teachers Urinating Behind Bushes: A Groundup Investigation Finds Limpopo’s Schools Have Not Yet Been Fixed
Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets
Eastern Cape Villagers Take Charge of Their Own Water Supply
Frustrated by the unreliable municipal water supply, six communities near Cofimvaba have raised over R110,000 for their own supply infrastructure
Meet the Seagoing Optimists
The Little Optimist Trust Sailing Therapy program gives over 1,600 children in Cape Town their chance to be on the water
Janitors Employed to Clean Toilets Have to Buy Their Own Water to Do It
Company contracted to City of Cape Town does not provide water to cleaners, in a settlement which has none
DA Goes Down on Bended Knee to the EFF
The DA is seeking to woo the EFF in the Theewaterskloof Municipality to support the unlawful summary dismissal of a senior manager without implementing regulated disciplinary processes.
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MPs Call for Heads to Roll at Fort Hare
Vice Chancellor Sakhele Buhlungu has not properly explained why a man facing corruption allegations was promoted
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)