Articles for Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Transit camp for fire victims burns down in Durban
60 families left homeless after a fire in Foreman informal settlement on Sunday
Brief | 10 October 2023
Grant beneficiaries queue at ATMs as KZN post offices run out of cash
“In the 90s, the Post Office was reliable but now it seems as if everything is falling apart,” says KwaMashu pensioner
Brief | 5 October 2023
Two people arrested during toilet protest in Durban
Informal settlement families say they only have five mobile toilets for over 400 shacks
Brief | 3 October 2023
Nkosinathi Ntuli’s shack has been demolished four times since November
He keeps on rebuilding and the eThekwini municipality keeps returning
News | 28 September 2023
Taxis bring traffic on busy uMhlanga road to a standstill
To restore calm to the area, authorities agreed to temporarily allow taxis to park near Ocean Mall
Brief | 20 September 2023
Families displaced by World Cup occupy RDP houses in Durban
Fed up Isipingo transit camp residents say they are the rightful beneficiaries of houses in Kanku Road
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 15 September 2023
Durban vendors say they pay their fees but the municipality ignores them
Lights at the Berea bus rank where they trade have been broken for five years
Brief | 13 September 2023
Grant recipients have to take loans because of “payment glitch”
“It’s my only source of income” says pensioner
By Daniel Steyn, Ella Morrison, Loyiso Dyongman, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 8 September 2023
Two children were electrocuted here in 2021, but Zone 14 is still waiting for safe electricity
eThekwini municipality says it can’t electricify the shacks because the informal settlement is on private land
Brief | 7 September 2023