Brief
Transport department to shut down “problematic” ranks and routes if taxi violence continues
More people killed and several others injured this week in ongoing feud over taxi routes
Brief | 15 July 2021
Garbage collection resumes in Khayelitsha after weeks of rubbish piling up
A tender appeal interrupted garbage collection for over two weeks
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 15 July 2021
Fears that some SASSA beneficiaries will not get paid next month
Cash paypoints across the country have been closed due to the unrest
By Liezl Human
Brief | 14 July 2021
“If you loot, you will meet the long arm of the law after we catch you” warn taxi operators
A convoy of taxis made its way through several townships in Kariega on Wednesday, urging people to refrain from looting
Brief | 14 July 2021
Shack dwellers under Potsdam Bridge play cat and mouse with City
Municipality puts in rocks, families remove them
Brief | 13 July 2021
Rubbish collection stopped by garbage collectors demanding permanent jobs in Kariega
The workers say they were employed as casuals from 2018 until June 2021
Brief | 9 July 2021
Fire kills one man and destroys 200 shacks in Cato Manor
Residents say this is the third devastating fire in eight months at Marikana informal settlement
Brief | 9 July 2021
Over 4 million vaccines administered, as rollout goes full steam ahead
Evidence accumulates that Covid-19 vaccines are saving lives across the planet
Brief | 9 July 2021
“Mice, cockroaches, mosquitos and flies were attracted to the dumping site”
eThekwini Municipality warns of fines of up to R5,000 for illegal dumping
Brief | 9 July 2021