Brief
Still no maintenance on PRASA trains
Rail agency extends maintenance tender - again
By Liezl Human
Brief | 15 February 2021
Schools shut down in protest over lack of water
Protesters prevent learners from attending classes until tap water is restored
Brief | 15 February 2021
Covid-19 grant is not enough, say activists
The extension of the R350 grant has been welcomed but it is insufficient, say civic organisations
Brief | 15 February 2021
Protest over stalled road project in Pietermaritzburg
“You can’t tell me that fixing one kilometre can take years”
Brief | 11 February 2021
Mayor tells strikers there will be “consequences”
Municipal workers’ strike shuts down customer services and the traffic department in Nelson Mandela Bay
Brief | 10 February 2021
Burst pipe leaves thousands without water in PE
“We have not seen a water tanker assisting us”
Brief | 10 February 2021
Port Elizabeth shack dwellers block roads, demanding electricity
Residents had expected municipality to meet with them after violent protests two weeks ago
Brief | 9 February 2021
Without money to rebuild their shacks, Khayelitsha fire victims are living in churches
“Sometimes they have gas but no food. Other times they have food but no gas.”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 9 February 2021
Mother of five children killed by illegal electricity connection
Siyahlala informal settlement in Dunoon has never been electrified as it is on Transnet land
Brief | 8 February 2021