Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Reliant on donations of building materials, food and paraffin as they rebuild shacks in the middle of winter, some residents are fearful they may have lost their jobs in addition to their homes.
Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has been taken to court after government failed to alert the public about its plan to weaken South Africa’s SO₂ emission standard.
Basic services such as clean water provision and rubbish removal have become erratic in Makhanda. Disgruntled residents speak of voting for parties other than the ANC come 8 May.
The task of looking after mentally ill adult relatives is a daily challenge many families face alone or with little help, particularly in rural areas.
Battling slow and inadequate government care, parents of children with disabilities both go it alone and set up organisations to help their offspring live full lives.
Three young Congolese men died in a car accident in Zeerust while trying to help a friend get medical attention. But they shouldn’t even have been on the road.
A move to renewable energy is inevitable, and necessary, but workers are insisting that they should not be the ones to carry the social costs of the transition.
As South Africa’s energy production shifts from fossil fuels to renewable sources, towns in Mpumalanga’s coal belt are rapidly sinking into decline.
The Liberation Project’s reinvigorated and new struggle songs aim to create solidarity across borders, but it has slipped up on gender.
The South African Human Rights Commission has directed government to consider new measures to protect communities affected by mining.
Mapeto Baldwin Langa, a lifelong communist and internationalist, was buried in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 25 August.
Allegations of serious abuse during the training of traditional healers are under investigation. A report into sexual violations ephehlweni is due to be released soon.
New Frame visited two schools in Bizana, in the Eastern Cape, where basic infrastructure is either absent, grossly inadequate, or in abysmal disrepair.