South Africa

Drakenstein Municipality appeals ruling on emergency housing

The municipality believes it has met its constitutional obligations to provide accommodation to people evicted from rural areas

Cape Town is letting the flowers grow

Decision not to mow in some city parks is an important boost for biodiversity

Judge rules that “Kill the boer - Kill the farmer” is not hate speech

Court accepts that chants should not be taken literally

Geluksdal school plagued by “racial gangs” and violence, say parents

Metro police asked to maintain a constant presence at Geluksdal Secondary

Lottery’s Phillemon Letwaba resigns under a cloud

Implicated in numerous allegations of lottery corruption, he was due to face a disciplinary hearing

ITHUBA campaign raises troubling questions for Twitter

How did a disguised advertising campaign trend to number one in South Africa? And how often does this happen?

“I don’t want to die poor”

Young people in Calitzdorp battle to break down apartheid’s barriers

Independent Media responds to GroundUp

Wednesday of discontent: workers picket around the country

Demands range from cheaper taxi fares to a Basic Income Grant