Local government
Army destroys shacks in Marievale, leaving families homeless
Lawyers for Human Rights plans to go to court again
News | 10 July 2024
Johannesburg Heritage Foundation joins call for library to be reopened
The Louisa Prince Library in Ennerdale has been closed since 2021
News | 5 July 2024
City of eThekwini pays millions for a handful of useless toilets and showers
A private company is charging the City R250,000 a month for 12 toilets and 12 showers at homeless shelters and hardly any of them are working
By Raymond Joseph and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 2 July 2024
Outcry over loss of sports field to make way for a hospital in Gugulethu
The site is a poor choice and the impact on the community was not considered, say residents
Brief | 2 July 2024
Standoff in Musina as protesters demand resignation of municipal manager
Residents accuse him of corruption
Brief | 25 June 2024
We have no engineer to build your houses, official tells Kariega protesters
R334 blocked by shack dwellers for the second time in a month
News | 25 June 2024
PRASA fined R25,000 by City of Cape Town for contravening zoning laws
Temporary relocation of families occupying central line contravened municipal by-laws
Brief | 22 June 2024
Expanded Public Works Programme could play an important role in upgrading informal settlements
Workers recruited in informal settlements are well placed to manage the process
Opinion | 19 June 2024
In photos: one of the worst places to live in Cape Town
“Our parents lived in this poverty, we are living in this poverty, and now our children are living in this poverty”
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 14 June 2024