News
Despatch housing project halted by “political tensions”
A group of residents have occupied a housing project site in a protest against their ward councillor
News | 30 August 2019
Tensions flare at Cape housing dialogue
Gatvol Capetonian has given government 30 days to address some of their demands
News | 29 August 2019
Farmworkers want 67 pesticides banned
NGO says the pesticides are already banned in the European Union
News | 29 August 2019
Glebelands officer admits to “mistake” during cross examination
Eight men are currently on trial for a spate of murders and other crimes at the Glebelands Hostel
News | 29 August 2019
115 households in Despatch left in the cold while municipality and Housing Development Agency shift blame
“Every morning I wake up and sit on that cement foundation just to get the sun”
News | 29 August 2019
Evicted Klein Akker families move to state-owned farm in Stellenbosch
“We had a proper wash with privacy for the first time since we were evicted” says farm resident
By Vincent Lali
News | 28 August 2019
Fed up Eastern Cape villagers told to move shacks, promised new homes
“We watched them build proper shelters for those who came after us” says villager
News | 28 August 2019
Langa residents demand removal of ward councillor
Dozens protest outside municipal offices over blocked drains and toilets, lack of garbage removal and broken street lights
By Vincent Lali
News | 27 August 2019
“My RDP house has robbed me of my legs”
Official says Nomvula Frans’s home will be prioritised to make it suitable for her disability
News | 27 August 2019