Articles for Masego Mafata
Johannesburg informal settlements wait a week for water
Contracting issue has delayed supply to over 40 informal settlements, says Joburg Water
News | 23 January 2023
Immigrant children share their stories through art and music
Three2Six Project is a bridging education project for refugee and immigrant children unable to access state schooling
Brief | 28 September 2022
Wits to name landmark after a mining company. Students are demanding that it rather be named after Marikana
Protesters say Sibanye-Stillwater is responsible for the “exploitation and destruction of communities and the murder of mine workers”
Brief | 23 September 2022
Not much sign of “houses, security and comfort” where the Freedom Charter was signed
Behind Walter Sisulu Square are crumbling houses and crowded informal settlements
Feature | 5 April 2022
Parole backlog piling up on minister’s desk
Prisoners spend years in jail beyond their minimum detention periods waiting for parole
News | 30 March 2022
Protest against xenophobia goes ahead after court overturns ban
Marchers call for Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi to step down
News | 26 March 2022
Eviction orders not in line with Constitution, says legal organisation
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute says that Johannesburg’s Central Magistrate’s Court is often not applying the relevant laws
Law | 25 March 2022
PRASA has let Johannesburg train stations crumble into ruins
“Without a functioning train service, we are trapped here,” says Kliptown resident
News | 17 March 2022
Doctors picket outside crisis-ridden hospital
More than 800 posts to be scrapped at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
News | 10 March 2022