Army protects Eskom workers in Khayelitsha
“The army is here to intimidate us” says Qandu-qandu informal settlement resident
News | 22 August 2019
Residents say Peace Village is a “pigsty”
Raw sewage bubbles up in yards and runs in the streets of RDP housing project in Uitenhage
Brief | 22 August 2019
Tensions between communities reach “boiling point” over electricity in Port Elizabeth
Mayor Bobani promises electrification of informal settlements and removal of all illegal connections
Brief | 22 August 2019
Farm workers say Oak Valley housing arrangements are racist
But farm retorts that its living conditions are humane
Brief | 21 August 2019
“Our area is over 120 years old but still we have no electricity, houses, and roads”
PE residents barricade roads because of housing delivery failures
Brief | 21 August 2019
College students protest against 80% attendance policy
Students claim that late payments of NSFAS allowances caused them to miss classes
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Lucas Nowicki
Brief | 21 August 2019
Concourt ruling on labour tenants sends message on government inefficiency
Appointing a special master to assist the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform is not judicial overreach
By Zoë Postman and Wilmien Wicomb
Law | 21 August 2019
Eastern Cape village fights for its school
Children and teachers learn at the risk of the ceiling falling on them
Brief | 21 August 2019
Hundreds stranded by roadside after massive farm eviction in Kraaifontein
Evictees say all their possessions were seized
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 August 2019