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EFF protesters accuse ward councillor of racism
About 50 Kalkfontein residents marched to Kuilsriver municipality offices demanding better service delivery today.
Nombulelo Damba
News | 13 May 2015
We want service delivery, say Marikana residents
Garbage is piling up in Marikana informal settlement. Residents, concerned about their health and the squalor in which they are living, are calling on the City of Cape Town to begin providing services.
Nombulelo Damba
News | 13 May 2015
Presidency silent on sanitary pad promise
It has been four years since President Jacob Zuma promised that sanitary pads would be provided for poor women and girls in South Africa. But repeated attempts by GroundUp to find out what has been done suggest that his promise has not been kept.
Pharie Sefali
News | 12 May 2015
Bangladeshi shop owners face xenophobic threats from Kimberley residents
The Bangladeshi owners of a shop were escorted out of Roodepan by heavily armed police officers last night. This happened after angry residents pelted the shop, Roodepan Mobile on Starling Street, with bricks and stones shortly after 7pm.
Douglas Mthukwane
News | 12 May 2015
No toilets and not enough water in struggle hero’s birthplace
Residents of Slangspruit in Pietermaritzburg say they are used to the smell of faeces, because they have no toilets.
Ntombi Mbomvu
News | 12 May 2015
Justice for victim of fraudulent finance scheme involving FNB
Another home-owner has successfully challenged the unlawful transfer of their home, under the fraudulent Brusson Finance scheme, and an attempted eviction.
Mateenah Hunter
News | 12 May 2015
WITHDRAWN: Sex workers and residents squabble in Durban suburbia
A quote in this story was fabricated by the reporter. We have withdrawn the story and will not be using the services of this reporter again. We apologise to our readers. - GroundUp Editor.
Chris Makhaye
News | 12 May 2015
Unpaid cleaners protest outside De Lille’s office
A few dozen Skyforce General Services employees picketed outside the Cape Town civic centre today, demanding to speak to Mayor Patricia de Lille about their salaries that have not been paid in full for months.
Pharie Sefali
News | 11 May 2015