Hope for Johannesburg waste pickers
The City has committed to including them in recycling efforts, but activists are sceptical
By Zoë Postman
News | 2 July 2018
“All we want is justice and attention from the police” says Pietermaritzburg resident
About 50 residents and members of the SACP marched on Friday to demand better policing in townships
Brief | 2 July 2018
Pietermaritzburg residents start cleaning blitz
Sobantu residents say the municipality has neglected the township
News | 2 July 2018
Why do informal settlements get cluttered with litter?
UCT survey of Island in Khayelitsha provides some answers
By Emma Green
Science | 29 June 2018
Blikkiesdorp residents frustrated by housing delays
City councillor estimates new RDP homes will be completed in two years
Text by Vincent Lali. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 29 June 2018
Judge Hlophe fails to explain why judgments are extremely late
Sixteen judgments at the Cape High Court have been outstanding for more than half-a-year. Six have been outstanding since 2016.
News | 29 June 2018
Hout Bay roads blocked in taxi tiff
Route to Cape Town is supposed to be for MyCiTi only, but taxis have starting using it again
News | 28 June 2018
“We have no place to defecate” says Khayelitsha resident
City has promised to fix blocked toilets in Green Point informal settlement, but blames land occupiers for problem
By Vincent Lali
News | 28 June 2018
Illegal electricity connections overloads new Duncan Village transformer
The municipality intalled a new supply transformer two weeks ago, but it cut out a week later, say residents.
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 28 June 2018