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    The Constitutional Court has struck down parts of South Africa’s Refugees Act, ruling that asylum seekers cannot be denied the opportunity to apply for refugee status simply because they failed to meet procedural requirements.   The landmark judgment has been welcomed by migration experts, who say it reinforces the rule of law and protects vulnerable people from being unfairly excluded from the asylum system.   In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Steven

    The South African Local Government Association is concerned about Treasury’s withholding of July’s equitable share payments to selected municipalities.     The Treasury announced it would do so due to the 69 municipalities’ poor financial management. Locally, this affects the Theewaterskloof, Laingsburg and Beaufort West municipalities.     READ MORE: Treasury to withhold funds from municipalities who waste money – Smile 90.4FM   The National Treasury held a media briefing on Wednesday to provide further details on its decision.

  The Public Protector has found that the City of Cape Town failed to provide basic municipal services to residents of Langa Flats and parts of Khayelitsha, while the City says it has addressed most of the issues following the years-long systemic investigation into service delivery complaints.   The investigation stemmed from complaints lodged during the Public Protector’s annual roadshows in 2022 and 2023. Residents raised concerns about failing sewer infrastructure, poor waste collection, inadequate

  Cape Town has welcomed its first battery-electric MyCiTi bus, marking a major step towards cleaner and more sustainable public transport.   The prototype bus arrived from Johannesburg, where the bodies of the new MyCiTi electric bus fleet are being manufactured. It will now undergo extensive testing on routes across the City to assess its performance on steep hills, highways, in heavy traffic and over longer distances.   The City says the pilot will evaluate

  Beware, wild mushrooms can be deadly. That’s the warning from the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness. The warning comes as there’s been a concerning spike in confirmed cases of Death Cap mushroom poisoning in the province. The Director of the Red Cross Hospital Poisons Information Centre, Dr Bradley Browne said children are especially vulnerable because of their natural curiosity.   Beware, wild mushrooms can be deadly   The Director of the Tygerberg