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Three-day protest in Soweto over power outages
On top of scheduled “load reduction” stolen cables left Meadowlands in the dark for days
Brief | 12 June 2025
Pensioner has to live in shack despite ‘owning’ RDP house for 17 years
A 2012 Corruption Watch report stated that the houses “were invaded because they were left empty for a long time”
News | 6 June 2025
Cash-strapped City Power in tense standoff with protesters in Alexandra
The power utility says more than 800 households in Riverpark were either not buying electricity at all or had “suspiciously low” purchase rates
Brief | 30 May 2025
Picket for jobs at Eskom offices in Joburg
Protesters from Mpumalanga demand local recruitment at power stations
Brief | 22 May 2025
Two people die during Soweto hostel protest
Anger over the dilapidated hostel has been simmering for years
Brief | 19 May 2025
Homes bulldozed in Roodepoort
City of Joburg says this is not an “eviction” but a “relocation”
News | 8 May 2025
Crèche owners march in Joburg demanding changes to by-laws
“The by-laws are too strict”
Brief | 15 April 2025
Hundreds march to Johannesburg mayor’s office demanding houses
Many say they have been waiting 30 years for government housing
Brief | 27 March 2025