South Africa

Taxi drivers protest in Kariega, demanding urgent repair of collapsed bridge

Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe says a contractor will be appointed this week

Joburg ice skater brings gold medal back from Special Olympics in Italy

Naledi Hlalele was one of six athletes who represented South Africa at the international winter games earlier in March

Lottery ticket sales likely to be suspended from 1 June

Minister Tau backtracks on temporary licence, will announce permanent operator at end of May

Today is the deadline for ending pit latrines in schools. Here’s how government has done

Minister says 93% of identified pit toilets eradicated

JSC must urgently fill vacant posts and hold judges to account

This week the Judicial Services Commission will hold interviews for judges and decide on two important disciplinary matters

A thriving black market for medicines has emerged in Joburg

Immigrants shunned by clinics resort to buying unregulated medicines from illegal vendors

SASSA Gold Card deadline extended to 31 May

Postbank’s announcement comes after contradictory reports by SASSA and the Minister in the Presidency

Fed up with promises of housing: Langa residents march to Cape Town Civic Centre

Some of the protesters still live in apartheid era hostels

Former Woodstock Hospital can be developed without displacing its occupiers

City of Cape Town should work with and not against the building’s residents, say urban researchers

Disabled man’s bucket urinal system keeps Joburg streets clean

Thabo Khumalo makes R70 a day renting out his buckets to passers-by

Deaths spark protest over unsafe bridge outside Pinetown

Umngeni River claims two lives

SAPS responds to GroundUp’s articles on extortion in Cape Town

Hundreds march to Johannesburg mayor’s office demanding houses

Many say they have been waiting 30 years for government housing

Durban judge gags journalist

Reporter prevented from exposing claims that a solar panel company misled a client

Days of protests in Indwe over hospital downgrade

Health MEC assures residents there will be no downgrade if they are against it

Accused in police torture case considers plea deal

Three police officers are charged with torturing a barber in Cape Town in November 2023