Articles for Sandiso Phaliso
Macassar residents “will fight tooth and nail” against PRASA’s plan to relocate shack dwellers
Hundreds marched on Saturday to protest against PRASA’s plan to move shack dwellers occupying the Central Line to Macassar
News | 15 April 2024
I’m a monster killer, Philippi extortionist tells GroundUp
A member of a criminal syndicate explains how they operate
News | 10 April 2024
Beneficiaries struggling with grants since SASSA closed Macassar office
“People are poor and cannot afford to travel far for services that should be here,” says resident
Brief | 8 April 2024
People struggle to get IDs at Khayelitsha Home Affairs as elections loom
One person said they slept outside the Khayelitsha office on Monday night. Despite being among the first in line, they were only helped at 3pm on Tuesday.
By Sandiso Phaliso and Grethen de Waal
News | 3 April 2024
Former PRASA board members should be declared delinquent, says SCOPA chair
Irregular and possibly corrupt security contracts led to the widespread destruction of South Africa’s rail network
News | 26 March 2024
Railway line occupiers complain to Parliamentarians about lack of water
SCOPA hears of the substantial obstacles blocking the reopening of Cape Town’s Central Line
News | 21 March 2024
Dogs and their owners out in force to raise money for Khayelitsha clinic
Sea Point walk raises R45,000 for Mdzananda Animal Clinic
Brief | 18 March 2024
Library vandalism hits learners hard in Philippi
Brown’s Farm library may be closed for a year
Brief | 14 March 2024
Thousands of people still living on Cape Town’s Central Line
This is in addition to the hundreds of families in shacks who were relocated from the railway line in Philippi in December
News | 14 March 2024