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Are informal settlement residents really to blame for Cape Town’s polluted vleis?
An inadequate sewerage system and a lack of access to sanitation are the root causes according to experts
By Liezl Human
News | 23 November 2021
Philippi informal settlement residents say they are the “forgotten” community of Cape Town
The City says it is unable to assist because their shacks are on private land
News | 23 November 2021
Eastern Cape women abandon vegetable gardens to collect scrap for cash
“Everything here in Qunu has collapsed after Madiba passed away”
News | 22 November 2021
“We rely on dams and crocodile-infested rivers for water”
Limpopo villagers with limited access to water picket at Union Buildings on Thursday
News | 19 November 2021
Post office, SASSA office, library and community centre have all closed down in Madiba’s hometown
Unpaid electricity bills and armed robberies have collapsed Qunu’s multi-purpose community centre
News | 19 November 2021
New Covid treatments might be slow to arrive in SA
Two new pills show promising results but there’s no certainty on their availability here
By James Stent
News | 18 November 2021
Race against the clock to meet court deadline to move railway families
Court ruled that families living along the railway line in Langa must be shown new site four weeks before being moved
News | 18 November 2021
CPS has still not revealed how much profit it made from social grants contract
Seven months after Constitutional Court order to supply documents, liquidators apply to delay further
News | 18 November 2021
Immigrants in JHB claim they are being denied health care
Public interest law centre considers legal action against Gauteng health department’s latest “xenophobic” policies
News | 17 November 2021