South Africa

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report finds

Just Share’s report shows failure to lower greenhouse gas emissions by big polluters

Residents of emergency housing in Durban protest against eviction

Province says they earn too much to qualify to stay, but they disagree

Lottery underspends R720-million allocated for grants

Auditor-General find lots of problems, as the institution battles to recover from over a decade of mismanagement and corruption

Judge slams Gauteng land grab

The “use of court processes and laws which are designed to protect the vulnerable is deplorable”, says Judge Denise Fisher

Brainwashed by plastic: The plastic catch

Episode two of GroundUp’s six-part video series on microplastics

Dunoon erupts in protest after the City of Cape Town knocks down walls in informal settlement

Residents have been replacing shacks with brick and mortar homes

Antisemitic comedian found guilty of hate speech

Thomas Torr refused to respond to complaint and threatened to kill judge’s registrar

Judge Mbenenge tribunal postponed after dispute over expert witness

Tribunal will reconvene on 30 June

Spin city: Soweto teens show off their flashy bikes

“My girlfriend says I love this bicycle more than her”

Battle looms over abalone quota

Commercial permit holders worried about plan to give quotas to small-scale fishers

Judge Mbenenge tribunal: mystery of the missing CCTV footage

Footage was of day Mbenenge allegedly asked for oral sex

Supreme Court of Appeal hears Zimbabwean permit case

Home Affairs is appealing an interdict protecting ZEP holders

Quick explainer: How wages are set

Concourt hands victory to blind people after Ramaphosa’s failure to sign copyright act

Anyone with a physical, intellectual, neurological or sensory impairment can now get accessible formats of copyrighted works without asking permission

Plan to use properties owned by City of Cape Town for homeless project

Streetscapes is fundraising to buy seven inner-city units to expand its reintegration programme

Mengo removed Judge Mbenenge’s portrait because it was “traumatising” her

Eastern Cape court operations director testifies at Judicial Conduct Tribunal