Author name: Scott Balson

As the country prepares to observe Women’s Month, the community of Nyanga and surrounding areas have taken to the streets to demand justice for Zenande Tshazibane, a 25-year-old woman who was raped and murdered in her home last month. Tshazibane had sought legal protection from her partner just days before her brutal killing. On June […]

As the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) celebrated their 12th anniversary in Khayelitsha, Western Cape, political analysts dissected the party’s messaging and the broader implications for South Africa’s political landscape. EFF’s Race-Centric Messaging Endures University of Johannesburg political analyst Vusi Gumbi noted that the EFF continues to anchor its identity in race politics, framing itself as

Retirement fund members have withdrawn a staggering R57 billion under South Africa’s two-pot retirement system, raising alarms about the long-term financial security of millions. New data from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) reveals that over 4 million withdrawals have been processed since the system’s implementation in September 2023, with nearly 500,000 being repeat withdrawals. Growing Fears of a Poor Retirement Crisis Old Mutual,

In a brazen incident this morning, a man with one leg allegedly stole a marked South African Police Service (SAPS) vehicle from the Umhlali police station. After an hour-long joyride, the suspect was apprehended at a nearby beach. Authorities report that the circumstances surrounding the theft remain unclear, though preliminary information suggests that officers were

In May 2018, a R5-billion settlement was reached with six mining companies to compensate miners (and their families) who suffered lung impairment due to TB or silicosis. Fewer than 24,000 of over 147,000 claimants have been compensated, while some 385,000 people have registered an intention to claim, and over 175,000 have made appointments to have

Just after midnight on Saturday Morning ALS Paramedics responded to numerous calls of medical assistance required in Finfoot Road in Woodlands, Yellow wood Park, South of Durban. Paramedics arrived on the scene to find SAPS already in attendance and were escorted into the house where they found a horrific site. It is alleged that a

Work and skills training opportunities are crucial to rehabilitation, but fewer than 7% of sentenced inmates in South Africa’s prisons access them. There are also concerns that the pay rate is too low. Programmes on offer include agriculture, both livestock and vegetables, and production workshops like cabinet making, upholstery, baking, and garment making. These programmes

Six years after Founders Garden in Cape Town’s city centre was approved for social housing, the Western Cape Government has started the process of appointing a developer for the site. The site, next to the Artscape theatre complex, has been earmarked for social housing since at least 2016. In 2019, the province’s cabinet approved plans

Dozens of students living in private residences in Gqeberha were left in the dark on Thursday after Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality officials cut their power. A convoy of officials visited properties in Summerstrand, Humewood and Walmer to disconnect electricity at properties where owners and tenants owe high bills dating back 15 years. The students from

In a pre-dawn operation today, Johannesburg authorities arrested more than a dozen undocumented immigrants during a raid at the Ginger Informal Settlement in Sandton. The joint operation, led by the City of Johannesburg and the Department of Home Affairs, targeted illegal structures and by-law violations in the northern suburbs. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero, who joined