PRASA executive fired after internal probe
Company secretary dismissed; chief strategy officer suspended
Brief | 2 July 2019
Child-headed household faces bleak future
Siyanda Nyovane is head of his household and lives in a shack. The 19-year-old has kept himself and his younger brother in school for years
News | 2 July 2019
Refugees wait for months in Musina for temporary permits
About 200 refugees are crowded into four tents at a church shelter
News | 2 July 2019
Immigrant food couriers risk death on South African roads
“When it rains, it’s trouble. Guys are falling all the time.”
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 2 July 2019
Electricity restored to Pietermaritzburg township after months of power cuts
Eskom installed a new transformer in the area in June
Brief | 1 July 2019
Billions in mining royalties intended for the poor squandered, stolen or diverted
Corruption Watch report finds revised Mining Charter isn’t working
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 1 July 2019
South African fruit hawkers chase away Zimbabwean competitors
“I want to survive like them. They must leave me alone,” says fruit seller in Port Elizabeth
Brief | 1 July 2019
Residents burn rubbish because it doesn’t get collected
“It’s like they forgot about us,” says resident in East London informal settlement
Brief | 1 July 2019
No water, no toilets, no electricity in Qandu-qandu
Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Photo Essay | 1 July 2019