South Africa

People empty poo buckets in road as toilet dispute festers

Dunoon’s communal toilets have not been cleaned since 3 August

Soldiers shot me in my shack by mistake, says Crossroads man

Vuyisa Sityebi lost a kidney and part of his intestine

How government is supporting captive lion breeding

Panel overseeing hunting is loaded with industry representatives

Protesters accuse councillor of distributing food parcels to friends

“They can come to my office, but going to my house and insulting my family is wrong,” says Bongile Ngcani

Lockdown in pictures - Day 138: Growth curve

Old age homes on the brink of collapse as provinces cut funding

Some organisations go four months without subsidy from Department of Social Development

One dead, 13 due in court after protests and looting in Bloekombos

“We are willing to move elsewhere. We just want a place to stay” says occupier

Lockdown in pictures - Day 137: Elephant in the sand

Lockdown in pictures - Day 136: Women’s Day

Make Women’s Day matter by funding a shelter, urges Philisa Abafazi Bethu

Cape Town organisation hopes to open a second safe house

Lockdown in pictures - Day 135: Children at play

Lockdown in pictures - Day 134: Covid ambassadors

Generous households punished with high water bills

Residents of Eastern Cape town who shared their water face bills of up to R13,000

Municipality has gravely misunderstood its duties, court told

But Drakenstein municipality says criticism of its emergency housing plan is unwarranted 

Lotteries Act regulations to face legal challenge

Court will be asked to declare a section of the act unconstitutional

Cows graze among the dirty nappies on Uitenhage dumpsite

Residents say the only waste disposal site in ward 50 is bursting at the seams