Commission told about “lawlessness” in Alexandra
City of Johannesburg battles to enforce bylaws, says COGTA head
By Zoë Postman
News | 4 June 2019
Tensions between waste pickers and Johannesburg municipality escalate
City does not agree to demands
By Zoë Postman
News | 3 June 2019
Six mining groups ask court to approve R5 billion silicosis settlement
But some mines will continue to fight class action suit
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 30 May 2019
How expropriation without compensation works in Alexandra
A xenophobic mob is kicking people out of their homes
By Zoë Postman
Feature | 30 May 2019
Police are making arbitrary arrests at protests
Spurious charges are time-consuming and costly, and undermine the right to protest
Opinion | 30 May 2019
Farm workers march to Constitutional Court over land and working conditions
“We want to have our own piece of land so that we can do something for ourselves like growing gardens or sheep farming”
By Zoë Postman
News | 24 May 2019
Home Affairs asks UN for help with refugee backlog
Department has to process 150,000 appeals
By Zoë Postman
News | 16 May 2019
Informal settlements to be “made liveable”, Alexandra inquiry hears
Gauteng to provide services to land occupiers rather than evicting them
By Zoë Postman
News | 15 May 2019
City of Johannesburg can’t cope with Alexandra land occupations, inquiry told
“We do demolish but it is impossible to go there every day” says manager
By Zoë Postman
News | 14 May 2019