Coal truck torched in Gqeberha electricity protest
Protesters were demanding the electrification of about 3,000 shacks
Brief | 23 June 2023
Taps not tankers say land occupiers in Cape Town
“We are wary of using water from the tankers because of what happened in Hammanskraal”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 23 June 2023
No one knows when building will restart on the Manenberg School of Skills
The construction tender was ruled invalid because of bungling by a Western Cape government department
News | 23 June 2023
There’s a way to sort out lighting in informal settlements
Solar powered public lights are better than high-mast lights, collaborative Cape Town project suggests
Opinion | 23 June 2023
Gqeberha shack dwellers protest after electricity disconnected by RDP home owners
Residents of Baloyi informal settlement say two transformers installed in March have never been connected
Brief | 22 June 2023
Homeless man killed by Cape Town officer was part of a gang, court told
Defence in murder trial says evidence by the state witness is “tailored”
News | 22 June 2023
“Drunk” Judge Nkola Motata to be impeached
Supreme Court of Appeal rules that Judicial Services Commission was wrong
Law | 22 June 2023
Major court victory for trade union
Simunye Workers Forum is a genuine trade union, not “a vehicle for enriching individuals” says judge
Law | 22 June 2023
Scientists sound alarm on failing water systems
All four towns that have recorded cholera deaths this year have failing drinking water supply and failing sewage treatment plants
News | 22 June 2023