Unions march against crime in Motherwell
“Residents are only quick to blow whistles when they want to protest, but fail to blow the same whistle when they see criminals” says police colonel
Brief | 22 August 2019
Equality Court prohibits display of old South African flag
Old flag should only be displayed for “genuine artistic, academic or journalistic expression in the public interest”
Law | 22 August 2019
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