Surviving from a Pretoria rubbish dump
“It’s painful the way we live but we’re glad to be closer to the landfill” explains waste picker
News | 21 June 2022
No ambulances for two months in Eastern Cape districts
Vehicles in any case not adequately equipped says civic organisation
News | 21 June 2022
Half of South Africa’s sewage treatment works are failing
Green Drop report reveals scale of pollution but also clouds the picture
Feature | 21 June 2022
Police clash with occupiers of Cape Town nature reserve
Residents of Covid informal settlement want CapeNature to help them find new land, but CapeNature says it is not their responsibility
News | 21 June 2022
Public Protector overstepped in pension complaint, argues Treasury
Anti-apartheid activist Rose Sonto had his pension revoked. Treasury says it’s not its responsibility to review a decision of the Special Pensions Appeal Board
By James Stent
News | 20 June 2022
A new Cape Town shelter will accommodate 100 people
While some homeless people living opposite the old Robbie Nurock Clinic are excited, others have concerns.
News | 20 June 2022
Why pensioners have been sleeping outside the Constitutional Court
“Government should heal our wounds and give us compensation” says apartheid victim
News | 20 June 2022
Understanding the Zimbabwean permit case
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa may find themselves undocumented on 1 January 2023. The Helen Suzman Foundation is trying to stop this.
Law | 20 June 2022
Officer accused of murdering a homeless man is still employed by City of Cape Town
Friends of Dumisani Joxo say there is still no justice six months after he was shot dead
News | 17 June 2022