South Africa in midst of ‘epic drought

By AZAD ESSA — South Africa is facing its worst drought since 1982, with more than 2.7-million households facing water shortages across the country....

Where poverty meets xenophobia: Grahamstown, a city in crisis

By PADDY O’HALLORAN — Five hundred people have been directly affected by xenophobic attacks in Grahamstown. Men have been evacuated from town for their...

#FeesMustFall: Wits splits – the beginning, not the end, of a chapter

By GREG NICOLSON — Over two weeks University of Witwatersrand (Wits) students helped make history, but on Monday evening the movement that inspired protests...

Storm over lack of black counsel in landmark silicosis case

By FRANNY RABKIN — A STORM has erupted about the lack of black counsel in the landmark silicosis class action case against gold mining companies,...

Africa’s poor has grown by 100-million since 1990, says World Bank

HE number of Africans trapped in poverty has surged by around 100-million over the past quarter century, the World Bank said on Friday, despite...

A hit by anti-corruption marches as Wits faces fees war

By ARON HYMAN AND KARL GERNETZKY — THOUSANDS of demonstrators converged on the Chamber of Mines in downtown Johannesburg on Wednesday, demanding action against...

Madagascar’s food crisis: Chronic malnutrition is stunting mental capacity

By Simon Allison — On the surface, this is a story about food, and Madagascar. But it’s actually about something else entirely. It’s about...

We shouldn’t have to apply to protest, say activists

By Barbara Maregele — Right2Know campaign members and other civil organisation leaders held a picket outside the Civic Centre today calling for the City of...

Corruption in schools: stealing our children’s future

By Amanda Rinquest – – On 30 September 2015, thousands will march in Pretoria and Cape Town under the banner of Unite Against Corruption. This...

The long walk to social grants

By Ntombi Mbomvu — NEWS – From Elandskop in Pietermaritzburg to the nearest SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) office is 53 kilometres, a journey...

REPORT: STRIKES COST SA R6BN IN WAGES IN 2014

The Labour Dept report also says the manufacturing and mining sectors were hit hardest by lengthy strikes. JOHANNESBURG – Strikes cost South Africa R6...

Why ANAs were shelved

Johannesburg – The education of more than 8 million children has been thrown into disarray after the Department of Basic Education bowed to pressure...