News
“We have no place to defecate” says Khayelitsha resident
City has promised to fix blocked toilets in Green Point informal settlement, but blames land occupiers for problem
By Vincent Lali
News | 28 June 2018
Hope for solar geyser company dependent on government contracts
But workers haven’t been paid for months and are upset by the company’s labour practices
News | 28 June 2018
Charges dismissed against three men accused of murdering Zanele Sandlana
Magistrate’s decision greeted with tears by protesters
News | 27 June 2018
Rubber bullets fired at EFF-led Brakpan land occupiers
300 shacks demolished but occupiers say they are not leaving
News | 27 June 2018
De Lille and protesters in tense stand-off
Vrygrond residents furious that the mayor addressed media before them, while she accused the community’s leadership of rejecting all the City’s proposals
News | 26 June 2018
Officials don’t understand how much I struggle to survive, says land occupier
Shacks demolished on state-owned land in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 June 2018
Unsuspecting SASSA beneficiary duped into getting green EasyPay card
Beneficiary claims he was told green card operates the same way as the official SASSA card.
News | 25 June 2018
“This area is used as a dumpsite” says Mandela Park resident
Residents accuse the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality of neglecting their informal settlement. They believe politicians only visit the area to garner votes.
By Chris Gilili
News | 25 June 2018
EFF runs land occupation in Brakpan
But the municipality, which owns the land, wants to develop it for housing
News | 22 June 2018