Housing Activist Group Wants to Bid for R87-Million Property
The City of Cape Town has announced that the old Woodstock hospital, which has been occupied by hundreds of people since 2017, will be sold
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Marriage and Migration: What Happens When Men Return to the Family Home in Botswana
Labour migration separated husbands and wives for long periods.
Kidnapping for Ransom in the Sahel: Analysis of 24 Years of Data Shows a New Trend
The kidnapping industry fuels insurgencies in Africa’s Sahel region.
Clinic Staff Extorting Immigrants to Access Life-Saving Medicines
Immigrants say they are being charged for ARVs, chronic medication and baby immunisations at some Gauteng clinics
Words and Programmes Without Action Will Not Curb Gang Violence
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) expresses its shock and sympathy after yet another incident of gang violence in Cloetesville, Stellenbosch, in which a four-year-old girl and a seven-year-old boy were wounded in a shooting on Sunday. The little girl is fighting for her life after being shot in the neck, while the boy was […]
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Week of Terror Against Children in Cape Town
The GOOD Party is heartbroken and outraged by the week of unprecedented violence that has claimed the lives of several children and left others wounded across Cape Town.
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South Africa’s Water, Energy and Food Crisis: Why Fixing One Means Fixing Them All
South Africa’s water, energy and food crises are interconnected. Coordinated funding across all three, including community-led and blended finance, is needed.
Cape Town City Council Approves Plan to Sell Woodstock Hospital
Residential development planned, including affordable housing
“Wrest Control of the Clinics From the Hands of the Vigilantes” Judge Tells State
Xenophobia is one of the greatest threats to democracy and human rights, says Judge Stuart Wilson
Who Was Albert Luthuli? The Murdered South African Leader Who Put His People Above Himself
His image is the watermark in South African passports, but he is not as widely known as leaders like Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.
A Walk in the Night to Mark the End of Slavery
March through Cape Town commemorates the emancipation of slaves in 1834
Presidency Oversight a Win for Accountability
Parliament’s approval of a new structure to oversee the Presidency and hold it accountable is an important handbrake on unfettered power.
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Cape Town’s Unique Shelter Officially Recognised by Government
The facility provides safety support for LGBT+ and male victims of violence
Child Murder in Mitchells Plain
The GOOD Party is shocked and deeply saddened by the brutal killing of a nine-year-old boy in Mitchells Plain on Tuesday night. A 21-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were also killed, while a 51-year-old and a 36-year-old man were wounded in the same attack.
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Police Foil Mugging During Anti-crime March
Residents from Manenberg and Gugulethu demanded better policing
Men’s Drinking Harms Women and Children, and the Impact Is Worst in Poorer Countries
Governments across the world must look at alcohol and its related harms through the eyes of women and children who are mostly affected.
Cape Town’s Crime Crisis: Why Is Tshwane Taking Advice From the Most Dangerous Metro?
In addressing the scourge of GBVF and crime, we must not be blind to the hard facts. There is no denying that South Africa has a great deal of challenges when it comes to both public safety and safety in the home.
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Release of Useful Health Statistics: 2015 to 2025
The National Health Laboratory Service has provided HIV, TB, syphilis and cholesterol data
State Must Stop Xenophobic Vigilantism at Clinics
Médecins Sans Frontières, Treatment Action Campaign and Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia launched an application in the South Gauteng High Court
Lesotho and South African Organisations at Loggerheads After USAID Funding Cuts
The Mosepele Foundation Development Forum has accused Mothers2Mothers South Africa of withholding funds but the latter says it has no choice
Operation Dudula Blocks Access to Clinics, Violating Court Order
Witness testimony plus a visit by GroundUp to clinics confirms this. Clinic security guards are also blocking access to immigrants.
Lesotho to Release Hundreds of Prisoners to Reduce Overcrowding
The government says it is busy implementing recommendations made 22 years ago by the Judge White Commission into prison conditions
Africa’s hidden stillbirth crisis
Africa accounts for half of all stillbirths globally. Stronger data systems will drive smarter strategies and save lives.