Brief

Unemployed doctors march to Department of Health

They demand permanent jobs and no budget cuts to healthcare

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Brief | 12 February 2024

R9.7-million spent and three years later, still no bridge

Eastern Cape villagers say Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality has been promising them the bridge for 20 years

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Brief | 12 February 2024

Mamelodi flood victims demand City keeps its promise to relocate them

City of Tshwane says Mavuso residents will be relocated to land acquired by the provincial government

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Brief | 12 February 2024

Fire minister Dipuo Peters, rail activists demand

#UniteBehind wants President Ramaphosa to axe the deputy minister for allegedly enabling looting at PRASA

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Brief | 12 February 2024

Vigil held in Sea Point for children of Gaza

The events were also to raise money for shoes for South African school children

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Brief | 12 February 2024

Stop conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, protesters tell German consulate

They demanded Germany stop supporting the war on Gaza and resume funding UNRWA

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Brief | 9 February 2024

Durban builds boreholes to relieve water crisis

“We were hoping that the borehole was going to pump water into our yards. The borehole is too far from my house”

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Brief | 9 February 2024

uMngeni protesters block road after municipality refuses to fix their power

Residents were in the dark for four days before taking to the streets

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Brief | 8 February 2024

Children feel the magic of stories at World Read Aloud Day

Event organised by Nal’ibali and the City of Cape Town

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Brief | 8 February 2024

Cape Town commuters stranded again as cable theft brings trains to a halt

Metrorail must prioritise security, say commuters

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Brief | 7 February 2024

Alleged extortionists appear in Mamelodi court

They were arrested in January after GroundUp reported that gang members had hijacked government-owned flats

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Brief | 7 February 2024

Minister promises to restore water supply to Durban suburbs by 15 February

Head of the water department in eThekwini told to solely focus on resolving the water crisis by next week

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Brief | 5 February 2024

Illegal dumping swamps Nelson Mandela Bay

“I challenge you to show me open spaces without heaps of garbage in our townships,” says Gqeberha resident

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Brief | 2 February 2024

Worker who earns R3,500 per month spends R1,200 on transport

Metrorail’s return to service remains extremely limited

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Brief | 1 February 2024

Water outages force Pietermaritzburg municipal offices to close

Several pipes burst in Msunduzi Municipality

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Brief | 31 January 2024

DA calls for Parliamentary inquiry into eThekwini water crisis

“If eThekwini collapsed, so would Umngeni-Uthukela, threatening water security to the entire province of KwaZulu-Natal” says DA shadow minister

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Brief | 31 January 2024