Villagers build bridge over dangerous river after waiting 13 years for the municipality to do it
But the municipality wants them to destroy it
Brief | 20 November 2024
Unemployed Tembisa men step in to clean filthy chemical toilets
Payment dispute between City of Ekhurhuleni and cleaning contractors has left several communities with dirty, smelly toilets
News | 20 November 2024
800 families share two “illegal” taps
Mfuleni residents have also had to resort to digging holes to bury human waste
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 November 2024
Targeting immigrant spaza shops is unconstitutional, warns activist
The focus should instead be on holding government accountable for ensuring food safety at all stores
By Tladi Moloi
News | 20 November 2024
Johannesburg Water: tales of woe
At least maintenance on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is on track
By Sean Christie and Tladi Moloi
Feature | 20 November 2024
Activists welcome Treasury’s proposed minimum alcohol price
National Treasury has proposed tax increases to reduce harmful drinking
By Daniel Steyn
News | 19 November 2024
Stilfontein’s dangerous and desperate illegal mining industry
Zama zamas search for gold in a vast and unmapped underground network of tunnels
Feature | 19 November 2024
Water crisis continues for 17,000 people in Lenasia South
Residents say water tanks and trucks are insufficient after the municipality cut their illegal connections
Brief | 19 November 2024