1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (512+ words) There were hugs and tears of joy at a gathering of housing activists in Cape Town when the Constitutional Court handed down its judgment in the Tafelberg case. The court found that the City of Cape Town and the Western…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (576+ words) Thousands of Limpopo learners have no choice but to use unsafe sanitation facilities, including pit toilets and dirty mobile toilets and attend schools without running water at all. Members of Parliament's select committee on education visited schools in early February…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (632+ words) Single mother and wheelchair user Debbie Bedien says Cape Town's latest Dial-a-Ride fare increase will make it even harder for people with disabilities to afford essential travel. Bedien, who has used the service since 1999, relies on her monthly disability grant…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (987+ words) The Constitutional Court has handed down a judgment which will impact how the government approaches affordable housing throughout South Africa. Bringing to a close nearly ten years of litigation against the sale of the Tafelberg School site in Sea Point,…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago  (761+ words) Jestina Ngondoma from Zimbabwe recalled the terrifying moment when a large stone thrown by March and March protestors narrowly missed her head while outside her home in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Across the country, thousands of people marched on Tuesday,…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago  (727+ words) Thousands of displaced immigrants, who were transferred on Monday from the Old Drive-in site in Durban to the Musina showgrounds in Limpopo for repatriation, have been left stranded for days. Most are Malawian. They are sleeping in the open with…...

9+ hour, 44+ min ago  (575+ words) The Hawks are investigating a complaint by a member of the board of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) that he has been threatened by a Limpopo ANC leader after trying to block a construction contract. On 29 May, the board…...

1+ day, 19+ min ago  (1024+ words) A High Court application by a group of concerned citizens to halt the development of a large luxury residential estate on the scenic slopes of Botmaskop above Helshoogte Pass outside Stellenbosch has failed. In a lengthy judgment this week, Western…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (939+ words) A Malawian man waits in a hall at the Callie De Wet Sports Centre in Robertson. Around 300 Malawians have been awaiting repatriation. Malawian immigrants, fearing xenophobic violence, have sought shelter at the Callie de Wet community hall in Robertson, Western…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (327+ words) Six years ago, the City of Cape Town spent R25-million on repairs to the Vuyiseka Sports Complex in Philippi East, but today the facility is vandalised and in a state of disrepair. The City had planned to spend R51-million on…...