Festivities lift Hillbrow’s spirits
The Hey Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala! public parade was held on Saturday
Photo Essay | 27 May 2024
Councillor denies giving people permission to occupy land in Johannesburg
The occupiers are mostly backyarders and tenants who say they could no longer afford to pay rent or buy a house. They have been clearing the open field for a week now.
News | 24 May 2024
Court orders Gauteng government to pay non-profit organisations
The provincial social development department must provide funding contracts to successful organisations by the end of May
Law | 23 May 2024
Tshwane abandons Marry Me settlement: Broken promises leave 450 families in limbo
City says the land is private and is not in the process of being formalised
Brief | 21 May 2024
Joburg protesters demand library opens immediately
“There is no democracy without books” says Wits professor who joins calls for an end to the City library’s four-year closure
Brief | 20 May 2024
Hundreds picket outside Gauteng social development offices
Protest highlights the catastrophic mess the department has made of funding for non-profit organisations
News | 17 May 2024
PRASA has failed to fix East Rand train stations
From Boksburg to Springs, stations remain in ruins
News | 17 May 2024
Premier steps in to resolve funding crisis at Gauteng social development department
Non-profit organisations starved of funds
By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata
News | 16 May 2024
Dozens of shacks demolished in Midrand
Shackdwellers say they’ll keep rebuilding because they have nowhere else to go
News | 14 May 2024