Budget cuts: Why doesn’t the government use some of the money in this R459-billion account?
The reasons for not using money from the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account are political, not legal or economic
By Gilad Isaacs and Kelle Howson
Opinion | 31 October 2023
Municipality which is “swimming in trouble” finally pays its workers
Matjhabeng Local Municipality employees have been on strike since 25 October because they were not paid
Brief | 31 October 2023
Disability group battles to keep going after robbery
The cash-strapped organisation in Musina has 250 members who rely on it
Brief | 31 October 2023
Families evicted from farms have been dumped in Spoekiesdorp
The households in the Worcester informal settlement must be relocated, says the South African Human Rights Commission
News | 31 October 2023
Housing in South Africa: How have we done since 1994?
We’ve made progress but the quality of the data is poor, especially the latest census
By Sonia A. Rao and Nathan Geffen
Analysis | 31 October 2023
Two die and hundreds left homeless by Khayelitsha fire
Frustrated victims then occupied vacant land nearby
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 October 2023
Concourt slaps Home Affairs minister with personal cost order
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and Director-General Livhuwani Makhode must pay from their own pockets part of legal costs for Lawyers For Human Rights
Law | 30 October 2023
Wits lawyers apply to join Ugandan court case on Anti-Homosexuality Act
Centre for Applied Legal Studies argues that the Ugandan Parliament violated its own rules of procedure to pass the law
Law | 30 October 2023
Rural women shed light on food insecurity
“Small household gardens are not enough for women to be able to escape food insecurity” says activist
By Liezl Human
News | 30 October 2023