Green Point “Tent City”: Homeless camp’s days are numbered
Relocation options unsatisfactory for many of the occupiers
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 20 February 2024
Taxi operators stop City from relocating families in Khayelitsha
Ward councillor says the move is urgently needed in order to fix sewage pipes affecting the whole area
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 19 February 2024
President gives go-ahead to dig into corruption at PRASA
But it’s four years late, says activist
News | 19 February 2024
More than a decade later, Carolina’s filthy water still puts residents’ health at risk
A 2012 court judgment ordered the municipality to provide clean water. It has still not complied
By Masoka Dube
News | 19 February 2024
Joburg communities protest against City Power
The utility says its ageing and damaged infrastructure is battling to cope with demand, and calls on electricity users to pay their bills
Brief | 19 February 2024
Shabbat against genocide held at Nelson Mandela Foundation
The evening was co-hosted with South African Jews for a Free Palestine
Brief | 19 February 2024
Relocation of more than 880 families from Cape Town central railway line completed
PRASA says it can now recover infrastructure and restore train services
Brief | 16 February 2024
“It’s almost like they want you to give up”: desperate applicants queue at SASSA Eersteriver
Even those who slept at the offices are not sure to be served
Brief | 16 February 2024
Worst of hiring freeze over, Western Cape health department assures health workers
Budget has been brought back under control, says Dr Keith Cloete
By Daniel Steyn
News | 16 February 2024