Brief

Vhembe’s farmers suffer as roads deteriorate

Farmers say their livelihoods are threatened by poor road maintenance

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Brief | 30 January 2025

Landfill site meant to serve Mthatha villagers left to vandals

R32-million was spent and the site was supposed to give the community a considerable rental income

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Brief | 30 January 2025

Missing pumps, broken pipes: Limpopo villagers’ constant fight for water

Tshakhuma families used their own money to connect to the water supply, but it’s still not working

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Brief | 30 January 2025

Villagers block roads in northern KwaZulu-Natal

Silonjane villagers say they’ve been sidelined

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Brief | 29 January 2025

Housing protest closes N2 in Eastern Cape

Residents from Dutywa informal settlements dating back to the 1990s demand services and houses

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Brief | 29 January 2025

Joburg residents meet to discuss the city’s crises

Some suggested boycotting paying rates while others called for transparency and accountability from the City

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Brief | 27 January 2025

Plagued by illegal dumping, residents clean up filthy suburb

Rubbish has not been collected for months in some parts of Wallacedene

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Brief | 24 January 2025

900 families’ portable toilets not cleaned for over a month in Khayelitsha

City says community disputes over recruitment of workers disrupted the service

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Brief | 24 January 2025

Here’s what’s happening with Johannesburg’s libraries

Some have been closed for years but dates have been set to re-open a few of them

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Brief | 24 January 2025