South Africa

I beat an antibiotic resistant infection - but only just

Antibiotic resistance is not an abstract problem. It’s deadly and we can all do more to fix it

This pump is the only source of water for hundreds of families in Makweng village. It has been broken since 2018

Headman pleads with Capricorn municipality to fix pump

Stand-off over Nyanga RDP house

City of Cape Town allocates house to 48-year-old man - but the house is occupied already

Mines are failing Limpopo communities, says scathing report

Researchers recommend that state implements harsher measures against non-compliant companies

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?