South Africa

Finance Minister announces 2022 social grant increases

New grant for orphans announced in budget. Nearly one in two South Africans now receives a grant

Farm workers demand wealth tax for the 1%

Women on Farms protest outside Parliament ahead of budget speech

Small businesses demand 30% share of Gqeberha municipal tenders

Protesters march through city centre

Western Cape government joins battle over mining

Appeal filed against new coastal prospecting licence

Solitary confinement is illegal. So why is it happening in South African prisons?

Mthatha flood victims waiting since 2013 to be relocated

Only 63 out of more than 400 people have been relocated to RDP houses

Nelson Mandela Bay municipality admits water is contaminated

Residents told to “boil the water before consuming it”

Villagers fix giant potholes themselves

“Waiting for the municipality has brought us no joy,” says Madibeng resident

Shack dwellers accuse municipality of breaking promise to build houses

Msunduzi Municipality mayor says they’re doing what they can to ensure families live in better conditions