Brief

Dozens of families still homeless a month after Durban shack fire

While waiting for building material, fire victims have been living in the community hall or with neighbours

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Brief | 15 August 2023

Shack dwellers look to renewable energy to power informal settlements

A group of organisations have created successful small projects, but now they want to aim bigger

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Brief | 15 August 2023

Dunoon women spend their public holiday cleaning up other people’s rubbish

Garbage has been piling up in Dunoon for more than a month

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Brief | 14 August 2023

Philippi residents roll up sleeves to clean looted library and community hall

“The people behind these attacks need to realise that they are depriving their own communities of vital services” says clean-up volunteer

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Brief | 14 August 2023

Learners treated to drumming, art and a walk through of Langa’s iconic history

Community leader Alfred Magwaca says more Langa Centenary celebration events have been planned for the coming weeks

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Brief | 11 August 2023

Taxi strike: Women march to demand end to violence and looting

Philippi marchers call for City of Cape Town to use its CCTV cameras to bring the perpetrators of crimes committed this week to book

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Brief | 10 August 2023

SANTACO ends the taxi strike

Mayor describes what has been agreed to

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Brief | 10 August 2023

Cape law enforcement officer’s trial delayed due to taxi strike

Most cases were delayed at Wynberg Magistrates Court on Tuesday as staff and interpreters struggled to get to work

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Brief | 10 August 2023

Taxi council must prove it took reasonable steps to stop violence, rules court

SANTACO will have to show it complied with an interdict and is not in contempt of court

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Brief | 8 August 2023

Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana allege inhumane treatment while in custody

Bester says possessions, which he claims are worth R40-million, were confiscated during his arrest

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Brief | 8 August 2023

Jobless residents clean up rubbish dumps in Nyanga East

Volunteers work from 9am to 1pm on weekdays

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Brief | 8 August 2023

After a month of no refuse collection, Dunoon residents march to municipal offices

Subcouncil 3 manager says area is too volatile to render services

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Brief | 7 August 2023

We will take matters into our own hands, Riverlea community leader warns Bheki Cele

Police minister and mining officials meet community following protests over violence blamed on informal miners

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Brief | 4 August 2023

Five working days and a decent wage, demand Community Work Programme employees

Hundreds of workers marched in Pretoria saying the CWP has failed in its goal to alleviate poverty

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Brief | 2 August 2023

Police accused of shooting teenager during Slovo Park protest

SAPS investigating death of 16-year-old Karabo Chaka

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Brief | 1 August 2023

R78-million Sebokeng license centre left to rot

R91-million needed to fix it, according to opposition MPL

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Brief | 1 August 2023