Brief

Community protest at court to demand release of local “crime fighters”

At least 16 people linked to a crime-fighting group face charges of assaulting suspected criminals in Butterworth

Family and friends of murdered Phelokazi Mqathanya unveil mural in Khayelitsha

“We cannot continue to be killed by faceless people” says Free Gender leader

Government admits Thabo Bester has escaped

Department of Correctional Services statement confirms findings of GroundUp’s investigations

KwaZulu-Natal school closed after teachers threatened

School in Nquthu to re-open on Monday with new security measures

Crammed mobile classrooms with no electricity in Mamelodi school

Staff room has also been converted into a classroom

Protesters block roads in Dunoon with burning tyres and rubble

Anger over City of Cape Town demolishing and confiscating material of “unoccupied” shacks since Saturday

Refugee organisations in South Africa encouraged to speak with one voice

South Africa Refugee-Led Network celebrated Human Rights Day on Tuesday

Immigration activists launch detention hotline as calls for help increase

Lawyers for Human Rights say they deal with at least 10 to 15 calls per day

NEHAWU members go back to work

Union ends strike, returns to negotiating table after deal with government

Centurion protesters block streets over three-week water outage

“My house smells bad because I cannot flush the toilet or wash dishes” says resident

Social Justice Coalition battling to stay afloat

No money for staff as funders suspend payments during investigation into fraud by former manager Xolani Klaas

Dismissed immigrant lecturers withdraw Labour Court case

Port Elizabeth TVET College agrees not to retrench them

School transport fraud accused in court

17 suspects accused of financial mismanagement at Atlantis Secondary School dating back to 2007

Pregnant learners can only attend school if accompanied by a parent

Limpopo and Gauteng basic education departments contradict each other on pregnant learner policy

R6-million spent on water project but no diesel to run the pump

Taps have never had water in Mnyamaneni village, Eastern Cape

Khayelitsha youths protest over lack of jobs and development