President Cyril Ramaphosa ignores calls for moratorium on farm evictions

Activists say moratorium is necessary to secure the tenure rights of all farm dwellers

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News | 16 October 2018

Ten-year-old boy rescues mother, cousin from shack fire

But his infant nephew died in the blaze which left 70 people homeless

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Brief | 16 October 2018

Families who fled Blikkiesdorp ask City for help

A resident claims that crime, not race, is at the root of the conflict

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News | 16 October 2018

Tension in Hillbrow after residents attack drug dealers

Drug dealers and users have moved one block further away from where they were

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News | 15 October 2018

Human rights lawyer charged for pointing his finger at policeman

Richard Spoor charged under apartheid era Transkei penal code

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Brief | 15 October 2018

Striking drivers disrupt MyCiTi bus routes

Employees, who are unhappy with pay differences and dissatisfied with their union, have started an unprotected strike

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News | 15 October 2018

Villagers battle princess over land

Ward councillor condemns actions of Princess Nomaxhosa Jongilanga after shacks demolished

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News | 15 October 2018

Court challenge to coal mine

Case is significant for future of South Africa’s protected areas

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News | 15 October 2018

Meeting on gas and oil exploration descends into chaos

Activists oppose Italian company prospecting off KZN coast

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News | 15 October 2018