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Nadir Mohiudeen, accused of fraudulently selling 42km of state railway in the Eastern Cape, has appeared in court without legal representation for the seventh time, causing repeated delays since the case began over seven years ago.
In Aloe-T informal settlement in Komani, elderly women have to relieve themselves in an open field in broad daylight.
Unemployment fund’s old online claims system still takes applications that go nowhere
High fuel prices are likely to impact the price of many staple foods in the coming weeks and months.
The deployment is expected to last until March 31 2027
Since cannabis was decriminalised, the number of drug-related convictions in South Africa’s courts has plummeted, and it may be having a positive effect on serious crime convictions.
Two major water projects near Komani in the Eastern Cape have stalled because of a dispute over subcontracting small businesses.
Judge says authorities were ‘appallingly uncaring’ towards Qumbu residents who lost their homes in 2022 storm
Noncedo Holiwe was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2008. Delays in accessing treatment resulted in surgery in 2015. She now lives with a permanent opening in her throat and goes for regular check-ups.
The Elundini Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has taken a dozen people, including the Ugie police station commander, to court. The municipality is seeking an order to compel them to return its road grader. The grader was sent to…
Right now the town has no working public toilets. There were just two, located at the Boxer taxi rank, for which users had to fork out R3 and flush them with buckets themselves.
There are 144 water services authorities in South Africa. These are local and district municipalities meant to provide drinking water and sanitation systems.
Communities do not have to be passive victims of municipal failures
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal’s findings in the case involving Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge have prompted a flood of questions, confusion, and, in some quarters, deep unease.
The Rainbow Warrior, the iconic Greenpeace ship, has docked in Cape Town and will be open to the public at the V&A Waterfront harbour over the weekend.
