News

Church blocks plan to build school in Philippi

SANCO has stepped in to intervene and leaders have now escalated the matter to the authorities

By

News | 2 November 2023

Protesters call for closure of Israeli embassy

Cape Town march in support of Palestinians

By and

News | 1 November 2023

AMCU vs NUM: Workers to vote at “hostage” mine

Gold One will organise ballot of miners

By

News | 1 November 2023

Mandela Park families approved a sample toilet in 2008. 15 years later, they’re still waiting for the rest

Residents of Eastern Cape informal settlement say they’re not going to vote unless they get their promised toilets

By

News | 1 November 2023

Durban families have been living in this “transit camp” for 15 years, and now their homes are falling apart

They say eThekwini municipality promised that their stay would only be for 6 months, but they’re still there

By

News | 1 November 2023

Families evicted from farms have been dumped in Spoekiesdorp

The households in the Worcester informal settlement must be relocated, says the South African Human Rights Commission

By

News | 31 October 2023

Two die and hundreds left homeless by Khayelitsha fire

Frustrated victims then occupied vacant land nearby

By

News | 30 October 2023

Rural women shed light on food insecurity

“Small household gardens are not enough for women to be able to escape food insecurity” says activist

By

News | 30 October 2023

Communal toilets overflowing with faeces due to extortion

About a month ago, Sanitech workers were held at gunpoint and extortionists demanded several thousand rand

By

News | 30 October 2023

Children play among rubbish and rodents at this Dunoon park

City official says a developer is waiting for approval to fund the repairs of Thandabantu Park but suggest moving the equipment to a different place

By

News | 30 October 2023

Parents fear for children’s safety at this crumbling school

Mntla Primary consists of prefabs from the 1980s

By

News | 30 October 2023

Welkom municipal workers furious after learning they won’t be paid

A letter signed by the municipal manager states workers may have to wait until the end of October to get their salaries

By

News | 27 October 2023

Criminal case against former PRASA director kicked down the tracks – again

Mthuthuzeli Swartz was arrested for the sale of 42km of railway line in January 2019

By

News | 27 October 2023

Life-saving TB drug is now cheaper in South Africa, but not as cheap as it can be

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to drop the price of bedaquiline to the South African government by more than 40%

By

News | 27 October 2023

Disability grant applicants sleep outside this SASSA office

SASSA admitted that there had been “technical challenges with the online system” but that these had since been resolved

By

News | 27 October 2023

Landmark decision for housing in Cape Town

City Council releases land in Salt River for social housing

By

News | 26 October 2023