Articles for Silver Sibiya
Unemployed doctors march to Union Buildings
They are calling for the president to intervene and make sure medical professionals are employed
Brief | 26 February 2024
Homeowners block entrance to Eskom over blackouts
Power utility blames illegal connections by shack dwellers and unauthorised backroom extensions by homeowners
Brief | 23 February 2024
Evicted Alexandra families spend the night on the street
Dozens of families evicted from container housing by the City of Johannesburg
News | 13 February 2024
Alleged extortionists appear in Mamelodi court
They were arrested in January after GroundUp reported that gang members had hijacked government-owned flats
Brief | 7 February 2024
Gangs make us pay for access to water, say Mamelodi residents
Municipality confirms illegal connections to the reservoir but blames people occupying nearby land
News | 1 February 2024
Anger at Panyaza Lesufi for failing to fix Roodepoort school for years
The department committed to replacing the school with a brick-and-mortar structure more than five years ago.
News | 29 January 2024
Parents try to force Gauteng high school to admit their children
About 30 parents from a neighbouring suburb insist their children be allowed to attend Florida Park High
News | 18 January 2024
Gang extorts money from people occupying government flats
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements heads to court to evict the occupiers
News | 11 January 2024
Christmas will be just another day in Thembelihle, where toilets haven’t been emptied for four months
Johannesburg Water says “internal challenges” led to a shortage of trucks
Brief | 22 December 2023