South Africa

Court orders Eskom to restore full supply immediately

Supply of electricity is intertwined with the right to dignity, life and housing, says judge

UCT professor’s research offers hope of treatment for sickle cell anaemia

80% of babies born with the disease are in sub-Saharan Africa

Township parents build their own speed bumps to slow traffic

Fears for children’s safety after hit and run accident

Community healthcare workers demand “danger pay”

“We need proper PPE because we work in cramped bungalows and shipping containers”

Cape Town’s approach to homeless people is cruel and expensive

It would have been more affordable to offer people decent accommodation than the Strandfontein camp

Plato accused of recruiting whites to help against “land invaders”

Mayor’s message mainly aimed at middle-class residents, say veteran social activists

Villagers have to carry their dead over a “dangerous” river

Children stay away from school when rains fill the river

Lockdown in pictures - Day 158: Scooter in the rain

Victory for housing activists in landmark Tafelberg case

Court rescinds sale of land, orders City of Cape Town and Western Cape government to create new housing policy