Brief
Three people die in shack fire in Joe Slovo Park
73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night
Brief | 19 September 2023
Hundreds queue in Cape Town city centre in hope of a job
Mostly young people stand in line for hours
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ella Morrison
Brief | 14 September 2023
Durban vendors say they pay their fees but the municipality ignores them
Lights at the Berea bus rank where they trade have been broken for five years
Brief | 13 September 2023
Pensioners are still struggling to access grants, a week after “system glitch”
Black Sash says it’s been inundated with calls
By Ella Morrison and Daniel Steyn
Brief | 12 September 2023
Four years and R7-million later, villages still sit without power
Mzimvubu Municipality has been incapable of finishing an electrification project it started in 2018
Brief | 12 September 2023
Zimbabweans in SA march to demand elections be nullified
“We just want to go home,” protesters chanted
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 8 September 2023
Two children were electrocuted here in 2021, but Zone 14 is still waiting for safe electricity
eThekwini municipality says it can’t electricify the shacks because the informal settlement is on private land
Brief | 7 September 2023
Fire safety review in Cape Town buildings after tragic Johannesburg fire
Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City plan to strengthen fire safety protocols in two buildings occupied by activists
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 6 September 2023