South Africa

Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Application to stop Covid vaccine slammed as “manifestly unfair”, fatally defective and dismissed with costs by Pretoria High Court

Three people in hospital with serious burns after Dunoon shack fires

At least 200 people were left homeless after two fires at the weekend

Mayor sends machinery to fix gravel road hours after Eastern Cape villagers block N2

Tyhalarha village residents say a previous peaceful protest brought no results

SAPS and Public Works called to Parliament over Telkom Towers debacle

Trade union Solidarity says it’s been complaining about the deplorable state of the police building for years, but to no avail

Yoliswa Dwane, education activist who condemned John Hlophe, is remembered at UCT event

She “dedicated her life to advancing social justice” but died “too young, too early”

Cape Town Pride celebrates equality in South Africa, condemns Ghana’s new anti-gay law

“I am a proudly gay man,” city councillor Rob Quintas tells crowd

After 25 years, 81-year-old Mthatha widow finally gets an RDP house

“I don’t have much but I’m happy for a decent house,” says Ndenzeni Njwenene

Auditor General gives damning report on police headquarters

This was just hours after workers at the Telkom Towers office were evacuated after it was declared unfit for human use

Ramaphosa suspends Dipuo Peters

But only for a month

Komani’s unusable R20-million “sport facility”

“What we got was nothing compared to what we were promised,” says resident

Gugulethu school for adults abandoned by government, say residents

St Francis Community Learning Centre has to rely on illegal connection for electricity

Photographing an eviction in Cape Town

I placed a GoPro on my camera to show what’s happening from a photographer’s perspective

NUMSA protests in support of suspended Putco workers

Putco concerned by how long CCMA process is taking

Rescue on the beach: Easy-to-use devices placed on popular beaches could save lives

Automated External Defibrillators and simple airway devices can be used by bystanders to help victims of cardiac arrest and drowning

Doctor in Lottery circumcision scandal fails to challenge probe

Judges grapple with use of “ma se p…”

Court considers nuances of grammar in decision to acquit man