6+ hour, 6+ min ago  (448+ words) Thousands of foreigners, forced by the recent xenophobic protests to flee South Africa, are stranded in the border town of Musina, where many have been forced to shelter in the open as they navigate bureaucracy and problems associated with overstayed…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (942+ words) While officials now condemn xenophobia, South Africa's political establishment ignited this hatred by normalising the cruel, conditional treatment of foreign nationals during the Stilfontein mine disaster. Christopher Rutledge is executive director of the Mining Affected Communities United in Action (Macua)…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (787+ words) South Africa's High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, faces an investigation into his appearance at an event with former president Jacob Zuma and Ajay Gupta. Sources, however, say the diplomat was blindsided by Gupta's appearance. International Relations and Cooperation Minister…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (783+ words) England 169 for 5 (Nat Sciver-Brunt 75, Nonkululeko Mlaba 2-25) beat South Africa 129 for 8 (Tazmin Brits 51, Lauren Bell 2-28) by 40 runs. Following an underwhelming T20 World Cup campaign, South Africa's tournament came to an end with a 40-run semifinal defeat to England at The Oval on…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (562+ words) A landmark Constitutional Court ruling confirms that Cape Town's government perpetuates spatial apartheid, urging immediate action or equitable housing distribution in the city. Handed down two days after a nationwide crisis that threatened to sink the country into a maelstrom…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1199+ words) In South Africa's murder capital of Gqeberha, families are forced to raise traumatised children under the constant terror of unpredictable gang crossfire. As drug networks target vulnerable young people, community leaders and activists warn that policing is failing to protect…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (913+ words) Nelson Mandela Bay acting city manager, advocate Lonwabo Ngoqo, has said in a letter to councillor Gustav Rautenbach that the "unbearable" situation in the metro has forced him to seek external help to address ongoing water and electricity crises, as…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (411+ words) Decades of economic failure has created genuine desperation, into which an ideological campaign by mainstream economic actors has injected the false idea that we are trapped in a world of scarcity. And into this world political entrepreneurs have inserted the…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago  (840+ words) Johannesburg is a city buried in waste " and the crisis is no longer just about missed bin days. Official replies from Pikitup at the June council meeting expose a utility in financial and operational freefall: billions spent on salaries while…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1103+ words) Activist Roegchanda Pascoe's stand against Cape Flats gangs forced her into exile, leaving her family behind. All too often, those speaking out about crime in hotspot areas pay a high price, while young residents remain trapped by systemic violence and…...