South Africa

Robben Island Museum is ailing and yet R102 million of its infrastructure grant went unspent

Reasons for failure to spend are unconvincing

Mayor fails to produce evidence that “foreigners” are behind Gqeberha land occupations

Mayor Nqaba Bhanga has been criticised by civil society for placing immigrants’ lives at risk by making unsubstantiated inflammatory comments

Home Affairs implements online renewal for asylum seekers

The aim is to provide an extension of visa service without risking exposure to Covid-19

Fix sewage problem before adding more houses say Philippi residents

City blames misuse of the system for the frequent blockages

Black donors needed to help save lives

Finding a matching bone marrow donor is very difficult and only 30% of registered donors in South Africa are people of colour. Here’s why that matters

Protesters set fire to electricity poles in Kariega

“Let there be darkness for all” says man

Mfuleni’s “illegal” school struggling to cope

2,000 students have three toilets and one tap

Education department back in court over pit latrines

SECTION27 says the department only plans to eradicate pit toilets in Limpopo schools by 2030

Spar workers end strike after agreement reached

The company says workers were paid “based on productivity” but will now get a more traditional, time based payment

Unsuitable houses allocated to people with disabilities in Tongaat

RDP homes have been abandoned

Indwe’s R11-million stadium unfinished and abandoned

Municipality says the construction company has refused to return to work

Urban livestock farmers desperate for grazing land

Pastures have been displaced by land occupation and private game reserve in Colchester

Covid-19 in South Africa: 150,000 excess deaths in one year

Man who knew he had Covid-19 but kept going to work was rightfully dismissed, says court

Employer criticised for poor enforcement of physical distancing

Cape Town refugee sites to stay open longer after Home Affairs backtrack

Home Affairs warned the refugees to accept offers of assistance by the UNHCR or leave the sites, but the department has not enforced the demand

Nelson Mandela Bay residents blame years of neglected leaks for dry dams

Kouga dam predicted to run dry in July. Other dams to follow soon after