Children “too scared to play outside” in Ocean View
Residents demand increased police visibility, CCTV cameras, more stop and search operations
News | 9 July 2018
Municipality fails to fix burst pipe for two years, says resident
Uitenhage resident says area around his house remains waterlogged despite reporting the problem to the City several times
Brief | 9 July 2018
How Bo-Kaap’s rising property prices are threatening a community
But many of the neighbourhood’s cash-poor, asset-rich homeowners are resisting the temptation to sell
Text by Aidan Jones. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 9 July 2018
Residents “take back” their community with clean-up initiative
The International Peace Youth Group in partnership with PRASA and Netreg residents cleaned the area around the train station on Saturday
Brief | 9 July 2018
Post Office strike halts payment to grant beneficiaries
The workers say they have not received a wage hike in three years. They are demanding a 12% wage increase
News | 9 July 2018
Informal traders march against by-law amendments
Traders say the proposed changes will impede on their ability to earn a living
News | 6 July 2018
Health workers say they are undervalued and poorly equipped
The South African Human Rights Commission hosted a dialogue on the impact of strikes by health workers
News | 6 July 2018
Equal Education elects new National Council
The student movement held its four-day national congress in Parktown, Johannesburg this week
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 6 July 2018
Cape Town residents wait days for ambulance
Stark divide between Bonnytoun’s coloured and black residents, but all await houses
Feature | 6 July 2018