News
“They don’t want the world to know we exist” says Olympic Park resident
Residents of an informal settlement opposite Maitland Cemetery believe the City has neglected them
News | 10 July 2019
Home Affairs misses deadline for Cape Town refugee office, says LRC
“The non-responsiveness by Home Affairs left no room for us to engage with them”
News | 9 July 2019
Mother’s daily battle to get her four children to school 40km away
“I want my children to get an education and not end up as waste pickers like myself,” says Zodwa Malatji
News | 9 July 2019
Minister hears allegations against police after 11 murdered on weekend
Residents claim police are under resourced, corrupt, in cahoots with criminals, and that the station commander hasn’t been seen since 2018.
By Vincent Lali
News | 9 July 2019
No shelters for Johannesburg’s homeless
City says 10,000 people are living on its streets, but it only funds one shelter
By Chris Gilili
News | 8 July 2019
Khayelitsha lacks a proper sexual offences court
Survivors of rape need better support within the criminal justice system, say civil society organisations
News | 4 July 2019
I’m fighting for my grandchildren and great-grandchildren, says Hanover Park pensioner
Residents block off suburb to protest against gang violence
News | 3 July 2019
Emergency workers sit around all day because there are no ambulances
KZN’s broken ambulances: no help for people in emergencies and EMS personnel put in danger
News | 3 July 2019
Women and unemployed young men dodge trains to scavenge for coal
People hunt for coal that has fallen off trains along the Brakpan–Springs line
News | 3 July 2019