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Five trucks torched in Gqeberha protests over the past month
Protesters demanding electricity and water stone and burn trucks, but municipality say the torchings are purely criminal
News | 21 July 2023
Over 1,000 shack dwellers protest: “We are tired of living in squalor”
City of Cape Town accused of “persistent failure to collect rubbish ” in informal settlements
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 July 2023
End to Makhanda’s water woes delayed yet again
Amatola Water says it expects the water interruptions in Makhanda to end by 30 August
News | 21 July 2023
Soweto informal settlement abandoned by government
After 33 years, just five working toilets and four working taps for hundreds of households in Nomzamo Park
By Chris Gilili
News | 21 July 2023
Small farmers in the Cederberg still reeling from flood damage
Provincial department wants the area to be declared a disaster zone
By Liezl Human
News | 21 July 2023
Government departments owe millions to Matatiele Local Municipality
Unpaid rates and taxes are affecting its ability to deliver services, says the municipality
News | 20 July 2023
Living on the streets of Vasco: “Law enforcement keeps coming but I still return”
Stephanus Nel is one of an increasing number of people living on the streets in the Cape Town suburb
News | 20 July 2023
One tap for 1,000 families. And it’s been dry for seven years
Eastern Cape villagers say they have given up asking their councillors for help
News | 20 July 2023
Victory for Abahlali and the Sheffield shack dwellers
KwaDukuza Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has agreed to include over 300 households from the settlement in a new housing project
News | 20 July 2023