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Occupiers evicted from Alex social housing containers
Mayco member says removal had to take place to make way for rightful beneficiaries. But it has taken the City of Johannesburg years to place people in these containers.
News | 12 September 2024
Basketball tournament gets off to rocky start after bungling
SA boys’ team only had three days with their coach
Brief | 4 September 2024
Hundreds march to Tshwane mayor’s office demanding debt write-off
“Please accommodate our motion to write off our debts”
Brief | 29 August 2024
Hijacked building fire survivors say their new living conditions are unbearable
Four people died and more than 200 people were displaced when a fire broke out at yet another hijacked building in Jeppestown
News | 27 August 2024
Glencore urged to stop selling coal to Israel
Unions and civic organisations gather at mining company’s head office
News | 22 August 2024
Fired security guards have been sleeping outside health department in Johannesburg for four months
They say they are owed money and want the department to intervene with their former employers
News | 16 August 2024
Water at last after protest blocks N12
City of Johannesburg sends water tanks to Nana’s Farm
Brief | 9 August 2024
Power restored to Diepsloot welfare organisations at last
Lawyers against Abuse director says they are now able to provide counselling sessions without the constant noise of the generator
Brief | 5 August 2024
Joburg community plays cat-and-mouse with City Power over illegal connections
City Power technicians removed over 18,000 kilogrammes of illegal wiring on Wednesday. But minutes after they left, people were seen making new electricity connections
News | 1 August 2024