Shacks flooded after week of Cape rains

Dam levels are rising and Day Zero in 2019 is unlikely, but for hundreds of thousands of people, the rains bring hardship

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Photo Essay | 22 June 2018

Chaos in Uitenhage as angry residents demand housing repairs

Protestors claim ward councillor only serves ANC members

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Brief | 21 June 2018

Residents protest after blackout prevents them watching World Cup

Four Nelson Mandela Bay municipality vehicles burnt. City blames vandalism for outages.

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News | 21 June 2018

Port Elizabeth’s peace builders are making communities safer for immigrants

“The peace builders are trained to resolve conflicts between immigrants and local people”

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News | 21 June 2018

Judgment paints a damning picture of prison life at Sun City

Correctional Services ordered to feed prisoners properly

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Law | 21 June 2018

Activists march to Lindela to demand better treatment of refugees

Malusi Gigaba says service at Desmond Tutu Refugee Reception Office has improved

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News | 21 June 2018

Understanding the Constitutional Court’s Sidney Frankel judgment

Landmark ruling demonstrates a new approach to survivors of sexual assault

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News | 21 June 2018

Community confused why they don’t have electricity while their neighbours do

In the meanwhile, residents of RR Section in Khayelitsha use illegal connections

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News | 21 June 2018

Grahamstown’s dirty water blamed on municipality’s inefficiency

Water was not being tested or treated properly because of a lack of money

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News | 21 June 2018

Land occupiers say they won’t move from Ramaphosa Square

Ward councillor says land they’ve occupied was meant for development

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News | 21 June 2018

Refugees march for legal recognition

“There is no way for me to better my life without having papers in this country”

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News | 20 June 2018

Western Cape government identifies seven possible housing sites

Parkwood community leaders made to promise that sites won’t be occupied before development

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News | 20 June 2018

Khayelitsha residents demand toilets, water and electricity

“We have had enough of living in squalor,” says shack-dweller

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News | 20 June 2018

Are mining companies repairing the damage they cause?

Centre for Environmental Rights report says slack financial reporting standards make it difficult to tell

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News | 20 June 2018

Toilets blocked for nearly a year

City of Cape Town blames vandalism for the mess

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News | 20 June 2018