Electricity restored to Pietermaritzburg township after months of power cuts
Eskom installed a new transformer in the area in June
Brief | 1 July 2019
Billions in mining royalties intended for the poor squandered, stolen or diverted
Corruption Watch report finds revised Mining Charter isn’t working
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 1 July 2019
South African fruit hawkers chase away Zimbabwean competitors
“I want to survive like them. They must leave me alone,” says fruit seller in Port Elizabeth
Brief | 1 July 2019
Residents burn rubbish because it doesn’t get collected
“It’s like they forgot about us,” says resident in East London informal settlement
Brief | 1 July 2019
No water, no toilets, no electricity in Qandu-qandu
Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Photo Essay | 1 July 2019
Court interdicts Ekurhuleni from reblocking informal settlement
City will appeal the court order affecting Vusimuzi in Tembisa
By Zoë Postman
News | 28 June 2019
Equal Education pickets outside Eastern Cape State of the Province address
EE wants R4.3 million saved at this year’s official opening of the legislature to be allocated to fixing schools
Brief | 28 June 2019
Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City
Judge refuses application for final interdict against occupation of controversial land
Brief | 28 June 2019
Port Elizabeth residents close ANC ward councillor’s office
“We cannot accept the closure of my office. The office is owned by the community,” says councillor
Brief | 28 June 2019